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Harper writes a poetry that resonates with passion, power, honesty, and craft.
Always deeply rooted in the black experience, it nevertheless has been a poetry that speaks to all readers. At his best, in both his public and his private voice, he creates a language humming with emotion and ennobled by a deeply felt human dignity. Once again, Harper proves his poetic merit. The elegiac strain, a familiar feature of Harper's poetry, is particularly pronounced in this collection, as Harper pays tribute to family members and friends, to legendary jazz musicians, and to the landscapes and people he has seen. From his moving recollections of Robert Hayden to the somber images of his hying brother and to his evocation of the life and spirit of John Coltrane, Harper demonstrates not only his technical virtuosity but, more importantly, his humane and healing vision. . . .