A Watchful Astronomy by Paul Deaton PBS Recommendation Winter 2017 Doris Kareva Magnolia (1968)

Magnolia (1968)

burn you with the steepness of the morning after or put its long stem-like feet right in the centre of your chest

‘Not only rich music

only their haloes have come off in the autumn wind and their wings are made of city snow

A Watchful Astronomy by Paul Deaton <b> PBS Recommendation Winter 2017 </b> Doris Kareva Magnolia (1968)A Watchful Astronomy by Paul Deaton is the thoughtful debut poetry collection by this already well regarded author who has published his work in national magazines like The Spectator, and London Magazine as well as in more literary journals like the PN Review. A Watchful Astronomy has a distinctive flavour. The author is a realist and a formalist, preferring simple, accurate language and use of formal meter. This makes for unusually clear and