“‘You wouldn’t know anyone,’ Jim Berkheiser writes in his poem ‘Slide Show,’ but of course we know everyone in the earnest, downtoearth evocations of family and friends that comprise In Mercurial Days. From childhood games to adult farewells, the poems in this collection take us on a journey that is instantly recognizable. With a poet’s sense of paradox, Jim Berkheiser offers us images that are at once individual and shared.” —Jean LeBlanc, Skating in Concord

The expert readings in this collection explore the ten stories of Day Six of Boccaccio's Decameron - a day that involves meditations on language, narration, and meaning