Love If We Can Stand It Author:Bruce F. Kawin In this eclectic compilation of poems, Bruce Kawin weaves a tale of love and contemplation. The breadth of voice and form conveys an array of experience, as he explores various manifestations of love, whether they be spiritual, romantic or metaphysical. The collection includes a sestina of a harried woman, a sonnet sequence reimagined as a slide... more » show, and odes to horror movies of old, all offering a quirky rendition of love. With his unique tone and subject matter, Kawin revives the genre of the love poem, touching on the subjects of dreams, death, language and nature, while blending styles from antiquity to modern times.« less