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"Endpoint" starts with a series of connected poems which were written on the days of Updike's recent birthdays and culminate in his confrontation along with his final illness. They look back on the young man that Updike once was, on his family and little town and the circumstances that fed his love of writing. Then there are 'Other Poems', ranging from fanciful musings about what it would be like to be a taken Rembrandt painting to celebratory outpourings that capture the spontaneity and flux of life. Finally, there is a set of sonnets, a few of which are inspired by exotic journeys in faraway lands, plus some of which simply take pleasure in the idiosyncrasies of dynamics in Updike's own garden. For John Updike, the writing of poetry was always a particular joy, which final collection is an eloquent and moving testament to the life of this remarkable writer.
