New and Selected Poems, by Phibby Venable ... I would like to affirm that this is poetry that not only delights but, through its instinctive perception of, as well as insight into the human experience, is also inherently wise. Thus it is with great joy that I hail Phibby Venable as I do her BONES OF A GENEROUS WOMAN, a volume of poems so rich in imagination, poetic intent, and the very making of poems, their creation and, by extention, creation itself, that I do not hesitate to recommend it to every serious lover of poetry, as well as to other serious poets, as a book to read, reread, and keep nearby for that random, ravishing experience of catching life's essence on the wing Marya Berry