Heather Ross Miller's poetic voice and subject matter are unusual: Greek myths and fairy tales grow darker and more magical in the isolation of the North Carolina piney woods. Characters from Christian mythology and classical literature are transported to the stark reality of an aluminum-smelting town. The world of nature, beautiful and innocent one minute, turns ruthless and deadly the next. The clarity of Miller's poetry is enhanced by her mastery of language and sound. Poet James Whitehead says of her poetry, "Her lines are as rhythmically and phonically elegant as those of anyone writing today." She has the voice of a southern woman struggling with the people and things she loves--to have them, to keep them, and not destroy them--and ultimately dealing with her feelings about them. Of her poetry, Miller says, "What are we doing here? Poems don't have answers to such arrogant questions. What poems...