Swirl & Vortex: Collected Poems His study of the strengths

His study of the strengths and weaknesses of an evolving democratic society has been quoted by every American president since Eisenhower

Increasingly fascinated by the most shameful of experiences

O'Donovan also draws on the extensive tradition of Christian political thought and a range of contemporary theologians

"Truly a Mere Christianity for the 21st century"--World magazine

Swirl & Vortex: Collected Poems His study of the strengthsAll the blazingly original work by Larry Levis, "one of the greatest poets of a generation" (Carolyn Forch) The poetry of Larry Levis increasingly occupies a legendary place of reverence among poets and readers the spell of his reputation only continuing to widen in the thirty years since his death. From the briefer lyrics and deep image making of his early books to the long sequences and operatic narratives of his last works, Levis's poems have an