cover image Baptism of Desire: Poems

Baptism of Desire: Poems

Louise Erdrich. Harper Perennial, $12 (96pp) ISBN 978-0-06-092044-9

Intense, often mythological images as well as domestic, reflective, introspective visions mark Erdrich's poems. ``Evocative and explicit, this collection . . . explores the often mingled spiritualities of her dual Catholic and Native American heritage,'' PW observed. (Jan.)