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spectroscopy and other instruments—the uni- legged bees, who pollinate with dust from other verse they define. blooms and trigger seed. The floral world’s con-
 As for our garden, it’s more like a jazz quartet.
gress and dance.
Against a backdrop of greens, from simple
(Marigolds, Tulips, Coriopsis, Poppies) to com- monwealth Award in 1992; has authored The Marriage of Anna Maye
 plex colors (Columbines, Irises), the blaze of petals and pollen centers, each bloom a clarion of smell, shape, and color to attract the hairy
Henry is the founding editor of Ploughshares; awarded the Com-
Potts, two memoirs, Safe Suicide: Narratives, Essays, and Meditations and Sweet Dreams: A Family History; a collection, Falling: Six Stories; and edited five anthologies, including Sorrow’s Company: Writers on Loss and Grief.
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