An Undercurrent of Jitters

"Carol Levin's An Undercurrent of Jitters is a book of poems about weddings andmarriages, whether longed for or forced or joyfully jumped into, whether failedor extremely happy. The poems are engaging, insightful, and well-wrought--a joyto read."--Priscilla Long, author of Crossing Over: Poems"The 'undercurrent of jitters' serving as Carol Levin's title belongs to strangers ata USO dance in Texas shortly before the young men leave for war. Two of thesestrangers become a couple and join the confluences of encounters, indeliblemoments, narratives, and palpable atmospheres characterizing the complexterrain of marriage. Peaks and troughs as well as nerves beneath the surface of thepoems illuminate the how and why, and sometimes the confusion, of intentionand commitment. Levin's attuned eye and ear navigate unfolding explorationsleading back, forward, or within myriad instances relating to wedlock. Thesepoems comprise a mosaic of inlaid particulars alive with authentic memorablehuman resonances."--Joan Fiset, author of Namesake