Product Description: In his first book of poetry, A Simple Gift, Dean Robbins introduces readers to the people, places, and things he has known all his life. Not coincidentally, readers will almost certainly identify the adults and children, family gatherings, and Christmas tree farms, birds and insects, and sunrises and sunsets as those everyday keepsakes which are kept close to their hearts...read more

Collects ninety-nine essays by young American voters on such topics as the war in Iraq, gender equality, and the place of organized religion in politics.