An Artist's Model and Other Poems

In An Artist’s Model and Other Poems, preferring to portray his model—a woman with whom he has fallen in love—in words rather than in paint, author David J. Murray off ers an extended hymn of praise to her, expressing unresolved yearning throughout.

Following a prologue setting the scene, he presents her with four gifts, each consisting of a set of twelve poems. Th e fi rst set of poems describes what it’s like spending Christmas without her; the second set of poems compares her to the Gre...