This volume, collected and introduced by Gail Levin, combines for the first time classic pictures by Edward Hopper and the poems they inspired. His much-loved Nighthawks and House by the Railroad are gathered along with many other favorites that have captured poets' imagination. The wide range of poets whose writings pay tribute to this great artist: William Carpenter Anne Babson Carter Stephen Dunn W.R. Elton Edward Hirsch John Hollander Larry Levis Robert Mezey Lisel Mueller Joyce Carol Oates Toney Quagliano Lawrence Raab David Ray Anthony Rudolf Ira Sadoff Grace Schulman Sue Standing John Updike Samuel Yellen.