"The tone may vary from one essay to another, but more than anything else, these are love stories, not rose-colored romances, but love that includes doubt, violence, wrestling with angels, and devils."—From the Introduction

CONTRIBUTORS:

Eavan Boland

Madeline DeFrees

Stephen Dunn

Reginald Gibbons

Edward Hirsch

Maxine Kumin

J.D. McClatchy

Carl Phillips

Stanley Plumly

Mary Ruefle

Adam Zagajewski

and many others!