Ivy patiently waits for the coming of spring, in a poem utilizing excerpts from famous poets including Wordsworth, Longfellow, e.e. cummings, and Dickinson.

The Tenth Muse considers the debate between intellect and passion apparent in the work of poets from Bradstreet to Rich.

Taken from throughout Mills's career, the essays collected in this volume delve into the work of such influential writers as Wallace Stevens, Denise Levertov, S