<DIV><p>“Ah to be the one for whom the love poems in this sexy, brainy, elegant book were written.”—Linda Gregerson</p><p><i>The Coronary Garden</i> is a collection braiding love and mortality. In “Love Poem, Unwritten,” Townsend identifies a physical abnormality of the poet’s heart as a figure for human love: fragile, vulnerable, our very imperfections opening us to connection and grace. <b>Ann Townsend</b> is the author of <i>Dime Store Erotics</i> (1998). She lives in Granville, Ohio.</p></DIV>