Download or read book The Ecstasy of Regret written by Dannye Romine Powell and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dannye Romine Powell writes of marriage, parenthood, and temptation-of love in its many forms. Her lyrical, imagistic poems bring into sudden focus the subtle shifts of understanding and emotion within intimacy. In her reworking of the primal story of Eve and Adam and throughout all the poems, she elucidates how everyday life can sustain a family or sunder it. With clarity and care, she illuminates the world.