As If NOVELTY-NOVELTY a talking parrot and the

a talking parrot and the continuing promise of romance for Donna and Joe’

Either his arrogance or his irresistible attractiveness would push Beth too far — and then she and Laura would really know the meaning of trouble

She knows she's made mistakes

and the tools and methods of war are capable of so much destruction it boggles the mind

the shallow side of the pool is the only side of the pool he treads water on

As If NOVELTY-NOVELTY a talking parrot and theA reissue of a celebrated collection of poems from James Richardson. James Richardsons poems concern humor, paradox, and nuanced perception of human interaction As If was originally selected by Amy Clampitt and published as part of the National Poetry Series. In Clampitts words: To discover a vocabulary and a syntax equal in precision to the micron and the nanosecond: such is the enterprise James Richardson calls on his readers to join . . .