GeorgeBradley’sAStrollintheRainisatoncearetrospectivevolumeandanewadvanceinthecareerofoneofourmostaccomplishedpoets.Distillingmorethanthirty-fiveyearsofhiswork,thisvolumeexhibitsawidevarietyofstylesandforms,rangingfrombrieflyrictoextendedverseessay,establishingmoodsthatencompasshumor,tenderness,andsurprise.ThesubstantialsectionofnewworkshowsBradleydeepeninghisexplorationoftheonlytwotopicsfinallyavailabletoanyauthor:themysteryofhumanconsciousnessandtheunassimilablefactofdeath.Fromagriculturetoastrophysics,fromNewEnglandwinterstoTuscansummers,andmuchelsebesides,AStrollintheRainpresentsspirited,oftenwittypoetrythatisskillful,rich,andfun.
