Abstract
DAVID YEZZI, Birds of the Air (Carnegie Mellon University) US$15.95 The differences between absurd youth and wizened adulthood, between what could have been and what has been, are the great themes of David Yezzi's third collection, Birds of the Air. For Yezzi's speaker in 'Tomorrow & Tomorrow', the significance of dramatic and literary moments is apparent - if at all - only years later. Yet this is not so simple as a real-life break-up while studying Romeo & Juliet, a real-life bear attack while performing The Winter's Tale.