AS is true of an ellipsis, the poems in this book imply a process of selection. The poet has made several journeys and has elected to write about some of those journeys. Although the journeys that are not documented may not be meaningless, not all journeys must be given meaning. It may also be the case that they are not documented because there is no time to do so.

A journey in this context is certainly not simply a physical adventure; more impo