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col-lection of love poems by an American poet.In diary form it chronicles aloneness,thecoming of love,the duration of an affair andthe leave-taking.Using the seasons of the yearas a platform to speak eloquently of man'sneed,the words in this book underscore thereason why Rod McKuen has become notonly the most influential and best-selling poetof our lifetime,but quite possibly the best-selling poet of all time.  \nAs well as the “diary,\"In Someone's Shadowcontains a series of verses entitled Did YouSay the War Is Over?,some of the materialfrom AMan Alone(written for Frank Sinatra)and a collection of lyrics from the writer/composer's recent songs.  \nIn the words of Dr.Frederick Shroyer,theliterary editor of the Los Angeles HeraldExaminer:\"“That McKuen has become thebest-selling poet in America is a splendidthing,because simply he is one of the bestlyrical poets in America—and it is a joy whenhundreds of thousands,not just a few,recog-nize a major poet when they read or hear one.\"  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