Puccini and the Prowlers Meg Todd Ruzesky skilfully interweaves three stories

Ruzesky skilfully interweaves three stories creatively extrapolated from Amundsen's experiences on both Belgica and Fram

Candid details couple with artful wordplay: By gesturing toward an individual poetic impetus in her dedications

Undisguised

it moves beyond the confessional to reclaim the intimate and personal as an adventurous subject for poetry

Unlike MacEwen's poem

Puccini and the Prowlers Meg Todd Ruzesky skilfully interweaves three storiesDescription A humorous tale about a hard barking pup who realizes his job is to expose prowlers but can't figure out how to identify them. He accosts the postman, the milkman, innocent visitors, family members sneaking home late at night and generally makes, an unholy nuisance of himself. When a real prowler does come, Puccini decides, he's much too nice to mean any harm. The family decides he's no watchdog, but Puccini at least makes a noise like