St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, (2002). First edition - Award winning poet's second collection - which use a blind 18th century French beekeeper named Francois Huber as a guide to the intricate complexities of the beehive. "Huber, in spite of going blind during childhood, conducted groundbreaking studies of the hidden dynamics of hive life with the help of an assistant remembered only as Burnens. [In these poems"] Flynn writes with exquisite delicacy and transporting agility not only of the blind apiarist's vivid perceptions but also of the experiences of drones, workers, and queens. .. [He] succinctly and resonantly contrasts the dense and thrumming bee realm with our own buzzing, bittersweet world of avid appetites and aggression, longing and valor. (Donna Seaman) Gloss, notes. 89 pp. ISBN: 1-555973736.