While this collection has a few gems, for example "Where have we been" and "Emily, Paula's Daughter", overall I was not as impressed with this as I thought I would be. I wouldn't call this collection weak by any means, however, this does not meet the high standards of her later work. Unlike her later collections the poetry's connection to philosophy and music is less apparent. While I do not feel it is necessary for her to explicity state this connection I had a difficult time engaging with some of the poems on a deeper level than just appreciating the pretty words. Not a bad book and it does have a few wonderful poems but less than I expect of Zwicky. ( )