In And Out Of Their Elements

The poems in this collection possess all the elements expected of Miller's work: the hard, uncompromising vision of Robert Frost for whom "anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak," the wit, the fecund imagination, and the courage to chronicle a way of life as it vanishes.

The poems in this collection possess all the "elements" expected of Miller's work-the hard, uncompromising vision of Robert Frost for whom "anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak," the wit, the fecund imagination, and the courage to chronicle a way of life both personal and cultural as it vanishes. The poems in this volume grow stronger as we read more deeply into them, especially those in the final section, where the poet unflinchingly confronts his own mortality with wry humor and grace. In and Out of Their Elements is a volume which should not be overlooked.