One poem in this collection ends by noting "Space is a salvo, We are bombarded with the empty air.
One poem in this collection ends by noting "Space is a salvo, We are bombarded with the empty air. Strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear." Other poems include "For the Commander of the Eliza" and one about the author being called home from school to hear the death of his infant brother Christopher, "Mid-Term Break." The collection ends with "Personal Helicon," which is dedicated to Michael Longley, after opening with the poem "Digging." The title piece discusses a man who finds looking at frogs and their spawn less exciting than when he was a child. FTP, name this early volume ►of verse by Seamus Heaney.
One poem in this collection ends by noting "Space is a salvo, We are bombarded with the empty air.
Death of a Naturalist     