Understanding Fiction: Poems, 1986--1996

To say that this book has brightened my life would be only a minor understatement. Understanding Fiction is a quiet collection of poems that encourages the idea of the sanctity of life and the wonder therein. The wisdom and economy found in -NIGHT SEARCH FOR LOST DOG- cannot leave a reader unaware of his own humanity, mostly for the good. -FREETHROW- and -FOR WILLIAM STAFFORD- bring me to removed loved ones, no matter how distant they may be. Henry Taylor has my gratitude. This is a book that needs to be shared; I share it. The volume is returned to me, everytime, with a gift, small or large, marking the significance of shared exposure to truth. Read this poetry. It be good for you.

Taylor's collection of poems belongs on the shelf alongside other fine collections of poems entitled Understanding Fiction.(Chorus: True dat)