The book contains the winning poems of the 1996 Sandburg-Livesay Anthology Contest. It has 106pp of poetry plus short biographies of the poets, judge Fred Cogswell, Sandburg and Livesay. After the prize winning poems the poetry is arranged alphabetically by poet's surname. Surprisingly this results in a readable and interesting collection. Many of the poets are British or Australian which results in a broader interpretation of Populism.
Most poems are forthright in attitude.
At nights she cooked and washed and ironed. Then she got sick. Twig sharding the shifting sky in wooden agony, tapping for any source of mercy On the windowed walls. Whether you care to interpret the messages or simply enjoy good poetry this collection is a worthwhile buy.