David Hickey's second collection builds upon the myriad strengths of his
first. In a specimen book of songs, stories, and covenants, Hickey's
subjects range from art and astronomy to snowflakes and suburbia. These
poems take their time / Covering the roadside trees in forms of their
careful willing . . . gesturing down to earth, unveiling new shapes /
for all that they find."
David Hickey is a past recipient of the Milton Acorn Prize, the
Ralph Gustafson Prize for Poetry, and was shortlisted for the Gerald
Lampert Award for best first book of poetry in Canada. His work has
appeared in magazines and journals across Canada and the United States.