. . . In the boisterous burrows of , Dr. Hari Hyde ponders the poetical precincts of his journeys as a Minnesota farm boy, lovestruck adventurer, savvy scientist, and compunctious Christian. Hari also recounts Minnesota miners, New Orleans nightlife, California's seaside sprites, Arizona's grand chasm, a Wyoming rodeo, a San Francisco storm, a Boston waterfront, Munich marionettes, Finnish immigrants, a River Cam legend, Copenhagen canals, a Seattle operatic parade, a Maryland brewpub, a New Jersey township, a Manhattan monument, Missouri steamboats, a sorcerous sauna, tempestuous trombonists, tractor trysts, a peevish pooch, ghostly graveyards, furtive forests, galactic grandeur, and the rural realms that weave wonder into our world. The pulse of America's heartland patters in this poetry collection: . Above all, bustles with mirth and exuberance.