In Praise of Usefulness General Merchandise - Unspecified to the earliest official women's

to the earliest official women's races of the twentieth century to today's most intense ultramarathons

Immerse yourself in its timeless elegance

turn lid close to keep salt tidy and free from unwanted elements

central streak mean that water is nearby

In Praise of Usefulness General Merchandise - Unspecified to the earliest official women'sIn Praise of Usefulness, Angela Patten's third collection of poetry, finds the expatriate Irish poet once again poised between thoughts of Ireland, the country that engendered her love of language and literature, and America, the country that fostered her development as a woman and a poet. Far from taking a sentimental view of the past, however, these poems take an unflinching look at the challenges involved in relinquishing the sweet assurances of