Understanding Heaven
by Stephen Guppy
January 2001
88 pages | ISBN: 0-919897-79-7
$15

Occasionally a new book of poetry appears which astonishes us with the accuracy of its aim. Understanding Heaven is such a book, a chronicle in sharp metaphors of the passage from birth to death, from flame to a shower of sparks. Guppy combines the child's wide-eyed vision with the rare and raw wisdom of the adult. Each poem in this exquisite new collection invites us into a translucent world. - Karen Mulhallen, author of The Grace of Private Passage and Editor of Descant magazine.