Upon Reflection: Selected Poems of Neil Stewart McLeod


This anthology of the best poems by Neil Stewart McLeod holds the selections of a panel of twenty readers. From eleven books of poems written over the last of the last fifty years, they have chosen their favorites so that you can taste the whimsy that makes them so appealing. With an introduction by Professor Dutton Kearney of Hillsdale College, this is a must read!


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