<p>Poems rutabagas charm school webs drowning depression on particular Puritan preacher a mother the Easter Bunny flatulence a duck decoy brass stanchions leftovers paintings dogs aging ghosts not-ghosts criticism questions answers and memory. For Ren&eacute;e Ashley everything&rsquo;s connected and so&nbsp;<em>Minglements&nbsp;</em>comes forth in rays of entanglements some hilarious some not so hilarious at all. This collection is a kind of guided tour through the way a mind works. Now when people ask Ashley What planet do you live on? she can hold up this book in response.</p>