InTheSoundacclaimedpoetDavidMasoncollectshisbestshorterworkofthepastfortyyears,includinglyricslike“SongofthePowers“anddarklybrilliantnarratives“TheCollector’sTale“and“TheCountryIRemember,“whichAnthonyHechtcalled“awelcomeadditiontothebestthatisnowbeingwrittenbyAmericanpoets.“Apoetofloveandhistoryandnature,Masonforgesalanguagethatcanreconnectustotheworld.