In Sue Ellen Thompson's fourth book of poems, the acclaimed poet explores relationships between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, the past and the present.

SUE ELLEN THOMPSON is the author of The Leaving: New and Selected Poems and the editor of The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry, both published by Autumn House Press. She has been a Robert Frost Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Visiting Writer at Central Connectiucut State University, resident poet at The Frost Place in Franconia, New Hampsshire, and Poet-in-Residence at SUNY Binghamton. She lives in Mystic, Connecticut.