Come Now to the Window

The poems in Ann Iverson's first book, Come Now to the Window, span eight years, during which she passes from young adulthood to middle age. She invites us to join her as she looks through the windows of old companionship and aging and dying parents to the world beyond. Her steady and faithful observations offer insights that belie her age. Iverson's sensibilities from experimenting in the visual arts are evident in her clear, unusual imagery. She salvages from the wreckages of love and loss, and we can't help but smile with her when she offers witty musings on the world.