"American poetry 21st century." . . "American poetry." . . "2000 - 2099" . . . . . . . . . "Poetry. Music. \"Raphael's voice is a tool for sanity and survival in a world where hazards keep appearing on our path ... The poems in both Songs from a Small Universe and SPANGLING DARKNESS illuminate his love for life and engagement with the natural world and with the community. SPANGLING DARKNESS ignites the imagination for a new vision that allows the earth to mend. This is the gift of Raphael Block as a poet whose spirit resonates in our common humanity and binds us together.\"--J. Glenn Evans, from the Foreword."@en . "Spangling darkness : poems and songs"@en . . .