We Begin These Affairs Lightly

M. L. ROSENTHAL's most recent book of poems is The View from the Peacock's Tail (Oxford University Press, 1972); his Poetry and the Common Life was published last fall (Oxford). His earlier books include The Modem Poets: A Critical Introduction; The New Poets : American and British Poetry Since World War II; Blue Boy on Skates (poems); and Beyond Power : New Poems. He teaches at New York University.