The Waters Under the Earth

Siegel's imagination is excited by the nonhuman world and he writes about plants and animals with surprising immediacy.... A compassionate observer...he looks at them as mysterious and wonderful signs of a greater order. -Dana Gioia in Poetry The London Times LS described Robert Siegel's poetry as unpretentious versatility like returning to the mainland after a tour of the islands. In this latest collection of poems Siegel brings his remarkable range and technical mastery to bear on the mysteries of creation-wolves slugs moles fireworks mowing-all through a haunting a weave of mythical themes.Robert Siegel is the author of eight books of poetry and fiction including In A Pig's Eye The Beasts & the Elders and The Ice at the End of the World. His poetry has received a number of prizes and awards from Poetry Prairie Schooner Books & Culture the Friends of Literature the Ingram Merrill Foundation the NEA and elsewhere. He formerly directed the graduate creative writing program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he is professor emeritus of English. He lives near the coast of Maine with his wife Ann.