Processional is AnneCompton's second book of poems, the follow-up to her widely acclaimed debut, Opening the Island. Here, Compton is at the head of a poetic procession, leading readers through a house affected by daily life and the extraordinary, stopping only to take in the change of seasons. With one breath, she tells of life and death, with the next joy and heartbreak. She is a guide like no other, accomplished and versatile, leading by example and from a distance at the same time.