Puccini and the Prowlers Meg Todd if tenderness is something that

if tenderness is something that can also crush you⁠—an intimacy that panics shut

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In this first poetry collection

cruelty and tragedy

visceral poems that intimates a staunchly held belief in something more than the physical trials one must endure through life

Puccini and the Prowlers Meg Todd if tenderness is something thatDescription A humorous tale about a hard barking pup who realizes his job is to expose prowlers but can't figure out how to identify them. He accosts the postman, the milkman, innocent visitors, family members sneaking home late at night and generally makes, an unholy nuisance of himself. When a real prowler does come, Puccini decides, he's much too nice to mean any harm. The family decides he's no watchdog, but Puccini at least makes a noise like