His friend Edwin Morgan admired his 'sparkling poems full of sensuous richness and linguistic inventiveness'
to the breakdown of language suffered by his mother after an ultimately fatal stroke
it is a book to enjoy this Christmas and in years to come
'Pascale’s poems are as fresh as paint
They warn of artfulness
Works and Days by Nathaniel Rosenthalis latinamericanpoetry His friend Edwin Morgan admiredNathaniel Rosenthalis Works and Days is a brilliant, lyrical, and exuberant collection of poems. Playful, tender, and often wise, these works combine self portraiture, literary homage, familial anecdotes, mythological retellings, and philosophical contemplation to create a series of moving depictions of what it is to be human and part of a world of both great suffering and great joy. With humor, intelligence, and vulnerability, the poems examine