At the Great Door of Morning

Robert Hedin, Copper Canyon Press Softcover $18 (220pp), 978-1-55659-504-2

Oh, you make it look so easy—everyday language, simple truths, no head-scratching allusions or hidden meaning—can you do this in your sleep, Mr. Hedin? Standing on your head?

We know better, and stand in awe. With three National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, twenty-three volumes of poetry and prose (authored, edited, or translated), and more honors than this page will allow, you’re a national treasure.