In his poem "Another Nature Poem," Shelley Reece observes that he has "been advised/ not to write nature poems," and then defiantly says, "nature's mind says otherwise." Reece's new collection, Nature's Mind, is defiantly and stubbornly committed to the pastoral, and in it nature's noises, sounds and sweet airs serve as stark reminders of the terrifying world that the poet seeks to avoid. These are beautifully crafted nature poems...