Selections from Pig Notes & Dumb Music: Prose on Poetry, by William Heyen, a collection of "monologues, essays, diatribes, tales, and asides" (Kirkus Reviews) on poetry and the writing life. Booklist has said that "the book can almost be read in a 'daily meditation' fashion" — here is a sampling:

• "The Bear"
• "Meaning"
• "Evergreen"
• "Sycamore & Ash"
• "The Snow Principle"