Tree of Knowledge: Poems H. W. Brands But underneath Luke's bravado is

But underneath Luke's bravado is a deep wound--a longing for the love of his father and for the stability of family life

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Tree of Knowledge: Poems H. W. Brands But underneath Luke's bravado isBy: Chang, Victoria Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026 07 07 A poet watches the limbs of a eucalyptus tree get sawed off: the image persists, refracting and recurring across poems of art, language, selfhood, memory, and loss. Joan Mitchell said, When I talk about love, I mean loving a tree. When I talk about love, I mean loving where a tree used to be. Men assess the eucalyptus tree growing on the poets street; a crane arrives. The sound of