The Rise and Fall of the Mind Author:Michael Cook A book of poems, ranging in length from six words to one and a half pages. Carefully crafted forms - sonnets, villanelles, pantoums - coexist with simpler forms - haiku, ballads - as well as free verse full of rhythm and imagery. Intense interest in psychological states and and their spiritual significance mixed in with light verse, and simple l... more »ove poems.« less