"An extraordinarily rich and compelling book, a wonder . . . the perfect companion to Schuyler's] brilliant and memorable poems."--Paul Auster
"James Schuyler's letters are all of a piece. . . . They have his virtues: wit, humor, intelligent observations about writing, writers, painting, and painters expressed off-handedly, bits of brilliant description of nature and weather, and a sense of the world lived in, sharply observed,...