Poems by American Christian poet Luci Shaw Jean Jansen: “These are poems that look directly into the eye of pain. And, as before, Luci Shaw finds in nature her chief metaphors. Heron, trout, and forest are vehicles for both doubt and hope. Like the poets of all time, she questions and searches, but unlike most contemporary poets, she finds resting places. With her ‘lovely loose exactness’ (her description of Queeen Ann’s lace), Luci Shaw moves the reader toward healing and wholeness.