In The Last Uncle, Linda Pastan writes, "If death is everywhere we look, / at least letâs marry it to beauty." The poems in this new collection deal with loss and the difficult transition between generations, but they are also...
Linda Pastan writes, "the art that mattered / was the life led fully / stanza by swollen stanza." That life is portrayed here, from the poet's earliest childhood memories to the surprises that come with age.