Incisively capturing the oddities of our logic and the whimsies of our
reason, the poems in Whereas show there is always another side to a
story. With graceful rhythm and equal parts humor and seriousness,
Stephen Dunn considers the superstition and sophistry embedded in
everyday life: household objects that seem to turn against us, the
search for meaning in the barrage of daily news, the surprising
confessions between neighbors across a row of hedges. Finding beauty in
the ordinary, this collection affirms the absurdity of making
affirmations, allowing room for more rethinking, reflection, revision,
prayer, and magic in the world.