Beginning with a celebration of childhood and ending with praise for the renewed creativity of age, this collection marries poems that illuminate the journey of life with art from the National Gallery of Art. Turning the pages of Times River unfolds the age-old story of lifes changing hopes and pleasures; loves and losses; struggles, epiphanies, and inner victories. Poets encountered in these pages include Jorge Luis Borges, Anna Akhmatova, and Mary Oliver. Artists such as Marc Chagall, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and Hiroshige provide the splendid illustrations.