A Year of Last Things (Ondaatje)

This collection seems to have Ondaatje looking back, not so much nostalgic as reflective. The poems – admittedly not always accessible to me – feature his lilting style and seem to be a call to remember. A piece about a photograph of his boarding school stood out for me. Generally, I found the tone of the book to be somber, and, as an Ondaatje fan (moreso of his novels), I hope this is not his farewell letter.