It is funny that Goodreads lists the author as Flannery O'Connor. The author is actually Kay Saunders, although if you are familiar with Flannery's letters, you may very well think you are reading Flannery herself, so well does Kay Saunders capture O'Conner's voice. If you love Flannery O'Conner, do yourself a favor and read this beautiful book of poems.