This sonnet sequence is one of my favorites. I read it as part of a undergrad independent study when I was writing my first sonnet sequence, and I found it inspiring and beautiful. I'm currently working on my third collection of sonnets, and I occasionally reread some of Marilyn Hacker's poems when I'm trying to attract my muse. ( )

The meeting, love affair, and break up of an older and younger woman done to the tune of Shakespearean and Petrarchan form sonnets of great emotion, ironic wit, and passionate feeling. Tremendous poetic craft and genuine emotional joy and pain. ( )