A Gather of ShadowOpening and closing with poems that describe what he calls a rivers breath, Mark Ropers new collection develops his reputation as one of the most admired nature poets of his generation, and acts as a deeply personal record of the loss of his elderly mother. Ropers clarity of detail and simple, nuanced diction are brought to bear throughout, and the twin presences of death and life, like all great opposites, become so close to each other as to be