Publisher's Synopsis
"In Our Best Defense, David O'Connell brings tenderness and a wry attention to his exploration of fatherhood and childhood, movies and schoolrooms, ancient Rome and rainforests. While the perils of our times-including climate change, school violence, and war-are never far from sight, these poems uncover ways to celebrate this moment, even as they acknowledge victory remains. far from certain"-- |c Provided by publisher.