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By varying the scale of observation-from a single encounter between a cow elk and a grizzly bear to the sweeping forces of evolution-Schullery celebrates the park's history and future potential as a laboratory of ideas

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Words by the Water Catherine E. Thomas By varying the scale ofWilliam Jay Smith has been one of the most respected figures on the literary scene for more than half a century. Two of his thirteen poetry collections were finalists for the National Book Award, and the present volume is clearly the work of a true American master. The volume opens with a poetic sequence, "The Atoll," concerning the tiny coral island of Palmyra during World War II. Finding himself on the narrow rim of an extinct volcano at almost the