Skylight

Poetry from a writer celebrated as one of the most distinctive voices of her generation Among the thirty-five poems in?Skylight?are sonnets, sestinas, and free verse forms on topics ranging from politics to architecture and science. In one volume, Muske-Dukes, National Book Award finalist and former Poet Laureate of California, incorporates multitudes, unified by her lyrical style and rapier-sharp observations. The sonnet ?Fireflies? explores a strained relationship that is healed, for one moment, in a nighttime walk lit by the pulsing signals of firefly life. ?The Funeral? confronts the stark playground atmosphere in the wake of a child?s funeral. In the melancholy and unforgettable title poem, an ?apartment in the sky? in New York City spins before the reader?s eyes.