This collection published about ten years is by the author of Mistress of Spices, Sister of My Heart, Arranged Marriage...etc. It contains poems about India, about the Indian experience in America, poems about women, and poems based on paintings, photographs and Indian films.

No matter what the subject matter, these poems have a quiet or subdued voice which has an effect like someone coming put a blanket around your shoulders while you are reading. Divakaruni's images often flow effortlessly into a narrative - clearly she has things to show and tell you. ( )