Poet was a young girl in WW II England. Here she muses on relationships, art and aging caught in the frantic bustle of technology and change. 86 pp. Order form for her poetry laid in. Book has very light shelf wear. Spine is uncreased. Dedication copy!

Second Thoughts is Elise Goldsmith's most recent collection of poetry. Her spare, elliptical verse gives rare insight into the daytime shadows and night-time illuminations of a woman writer in her aging years. Whether writing about Edith Piaf, the Persian Gulf War, or the rewards and difficulties of marriage, Goldsmith is always asking us to look more deeply, and more kindly. Delicate, ironic, and gently humourous, these poems touch the heart with their musings on war, old age, social jusice, and the enduring power of love.