Waiting for the Ferry

From Kirkus Reviews Waiting For The Ferry ($17.95 paperback original; Oct. 18; 54 pp.; 0-85646-308-6) is a small volume by English poet Buck, who is beginningafter three well-received booksto find a following on this side of the Atlantic. A homely and meticulous writer, Buck maintains many of the poetic conventionsdirect address, visual metaphor, careful line constructionthat contemporary writers have tended to ignore, and it is some measure of her skill that these formalities do not detract from the easy naturalism of her style, which is unaffected and plain and tends to concentrate on the obvious world of daily people and events in such works as A Childs First Wallpaper, The Kitchen Table, and Statue of the Virgin Mary in Provence. While the modesty of vision can seem a trifle confining, Bucks humility of tone is a pleasant change of pace in its own right. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Product description Book by Buck, Heather