Peter Cooley’s twelfth book of poetry, Accounting for the Dark, was released by Carnegie Mellon in February 2024. Also by this author Poem | Blue Insistencies Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2005-09-09 issue: View Contents Recommended for you The Importance of Being a Burden By Cathleen Kaveny July 30, 2026 Imitation of Life By Dorothy Fortenberry August 5, 2026 ‘They Don’t Want to Say Yes’ By Phyllis Zagano July 28, 2026
