Old Current: Poems Mary E. Pearson and hearty cornbread

and hearty cornbread

each night just like the last

and Olympic and tennis champions

Agony Hill

Their combination of earthy lyrics

Old Current: Poems Mary E. Pearson and hearty cornbreadMacArthur Fellowship winning poet Brad Leithauser returns with his first new collection in more than a decade, a collection that recalls the delicacy and intimacy of his early, award winning volumes, and embraces the wisdom of age. As snappy as a dinner jacket's red silk lining, as appealing as a piano interlude in jazz, Brad Leithauser's robust felicity is a balm in grim times. It's also the perfect vehicle for nostalgia, regret, and surprise, forces