Lenore Marshalls extraordinary poems observe our relationship with nature under the duress of human progress. Plaintive and frightening, Marshalls voice is also one of hope: it exemplifies a woman of strong conscience who supported world peace in poems that earned her prominence in the unique mid-twentieth century milieu of bohemian and activist culture.Marshall has a quiet, unobtrusive voice, and a sharp, observant eye . . . [with] a flair for catching the familiar object in an unfamiliar light.