Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Knute Skinner has had a home in Ireland since 1964. He has taught at the University of Iowa and at Western Washington University, where he was a Professor of English. Retired from teaching, he lives in Killaspuglonane, County Clare with his spouse, Edna Faye Kiel. This book collects fifty years of published work, beginning with poems that first saw serial publication in 1957 and continuing through thirteen books. "Full of intimate and ordinary details that bring the reader into the sensuousness of rural life and of a lifelong love." Booklist