The two-for-the-price-of-one poems in Shadow Boxpoems enclosed, or embedded, or inlaid within poems--comprise a new and dramatic verse form by one of Americas most respected poets. While playful in their construction, they present heartfelt examinations of human feelings, respond somberly to the news of the world, and rejoice in humankinds plentiful variety of attitudes and beliefs. In the end, these poems broaden the expressive possibilities of formal poetry by engaging the imagination in fresh and out-of-the-blue ways. At once revolutionary and traditional, Shadow Box is deep and full of surprises.