The Monkey Tree (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798903012152)

Enjoy this poetic exploration of the recurring themes of obsession, oppression, love, pain, loss and one's own nagging self in verse and photography. Humor, sorrow, introspection, anger and wonder access the extraordinary and mundane in Heeney's exploration of emotion-the monkey on everyone's back. Varied perspectives and bemused detachment reflect Buddhist philosophy while moderating the primacy of the human ego.