The Poetry Lesson, by Don Maclennan

"The surprise of Don Maclennan's new collection is not in the familiar territory of his explorations - the limits to being and understanding imposed on us by uncertain meaning - but rather that a poet so long renowned for clarity of observed detail, subtlety of emotions and lucidity of language could be even more exacting of his art than before. yet the gravity and elegance of these poems are testimony to exactly that. The Poetry Lesson will surely stand as one of the best collections to appear in South Africa in years." - Douglas Reid Skinner