Riffs and Reciprocities: Prose Pairs

“This Astaire-like glide through our not-so-idle talk is a pleasure.”—Publishers Weekly

Stephen Dunn experiments with short, related pieces that play off each other in the manner of jazz improvisations. The resulting pairs cover such subjects as «Scruples/Saints," «Hypocrisy/Precision," and «Anger/Generosity.» The wisdom and startling turns we've come to expect from Dunn are everywhere in the ninety miniatures (forty-five pairs) that comprise this volume.