Revenge and Forgiveness: An Anthology of Poems

Two wrenching themes inform the collection Revenge and Forgiveness: An Anthology of Poems, edited by Patrice Vecchione, which the editor says was inspired by the ""tragedy of September 11."" She includes poems from across cultures and centuries, and poets from Shakespeare to Robert Frost and Francisco X. Alarc n. In ""Quatrain: Forgive Me Not,"" Lilla Cabot Perry writes, ""Forgive me not! Hate me and I shall know/ Some of Love's fire still burns within your breast!/ Forgiveness finds its home in hearts at rest,/ On dead volcanoes only lies the snow."" (Apr.)