Shylock reasons with Mr. Chesterton, and other poems

A collection of poems split into sections that contrast named personae with impersonal subjects. Through dramatic monologues and lyrical sketches the poet inhabits historical, biblical, and literary figures alongside meditations on nature, cities, war, love, and art. Imagery moves between classical allusion and modern urban detail, blending ironic commentary with elegiac feeling; recurring concerns include memory, mortality, artistic reputation, faith, and the emotional costs of modern life. The verse alternates succinct narrative vignettes and musical lines to explore moral and aesthetic questions with both tenderness and sharp satire.