Philip E. Burnham, Jr. published six previous books ofpoetry over the course of his life: Winter Dreams (IbbetsonStreet Press, 2015), Shore Lines: Poems from the Water's Edge(Ibbetson Street Press, 2012), A Careful Scattering: Poemsfor the End of the Year, illustrated by Louise and ElizabethBurnham (Cervená Barva Press, 2007), Housekeeping: PoemsOut of the Ordinary (Ibbetson Street Press, 2005), Sailing fromBoston: Poems of Loss and Remembrance (Ibbetson Street Press, 2003), and My Neighbor Adam (Mellen Poetry Press, 2003).