Reflecting on her long and celebrated career in poetry, two-time National Book Award finalist Linda Pastan was struck by the number of dogs that have appeared in her poems--whether as the primary subject or in the briefest of allusions. Dogs run through these poems, so to speak. The poems span the lighthearted to the serious, from the antics of training a recalcitrant dog to the grief at a beloved dog's death. With warmth, dignity, and quiet power, Pastan explores the many roles of these devoted animals, from household pet to Argos, Pluto, and the Dog Star.

"Envoi"
We're signing up for heartbreak,
We know one day we'll rue it.
But oh the way our life lights up
The years a dog runs through it.

Author: Linda Pastan
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/01/2018
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780393651300

About the Author
Pastan, Linda: - Linda Pastan's many awards include the Maurice English Award, the Radcliffe College Distinguished Alumni Award, and the 2003 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. The former poet laureate of Maryland, she is the author of fourteen books of poetry--the latest of which, Insomnia, won the Towson University Prize for Literature. She lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.