In A Wide Range Of Lyrically Rich Poems, Award-winning Poet Jonathan Fink Interrogates The Perpetual Mysteries And Resonances At The Convergence Of National Identity, Historical Influence, And Personal Don't Do It-we Love You, My Heart, Jonathan Fink Interweaves A Welcome Range Of Poetic Styles Including Expansive, Narrative Poems, Shorter, Lyrical Poems, And Intricate One-sentence Poems That Are Sustained Over Multiple Pages To Deliver His Most Intimate Collection To Date. Charting Changing National And Personal Landscapes, Fink&8217;s Writing Explores Such Diverse Subjects As Growing Up In West Texas At The Conclusion Of The Cold War; Ekphrastic Poems About The Paintings Of Goya, Leonardo Da Vinci, And The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Theft; The Intuitive Language He Shares With His Infant Daughter On A Quiet Evening Before She Falls Asleep; And The Famous Story Of A Suicide Prevented On The George Washington Bridge&8212;the Jumper Stayed By The Man Who Tells Him, Don&8217;t Do It-we Love You, My Heart. The Imperative, Urgent Compassion Conveyed In The Stranger&8217;s Command Thrums Through All The Poems In This Collection, Compelling The Reader Outward To Deeper Connections And Lived Empathy.