Swinging on a Star

This two—part collection by the beloved, award—winning poet looks at mortality, celebrity, pop culture, poetry, dreams, and otherworldliness in often disarming ways.

"Bedrock at Night" (think The Flintstones) is the title poem of the first section, with tributes to Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Hollywood idols, and more. The second part is an extended Neruda—esque ode to a life cut short: that of singer Buddy Holly.

The Young Poet

I want what you have only I want it now when I'm young not when I...