"The Minstrel: A Collection of Poems" by Lennox Amott is, as that title would predict, a series of poems. Their simplicity and beauty capture the essence of being alive and all the wonder that comes along with it. The book contains: Midsummer Idylls Canto I, Canto II Canto, III, Bright Scenes must all Depart, My Beauty's Home, Ah, Hast Thou Gone?, Stanzas to a Lady Coming of Age, Good Night, The Friends, On Plucking a Hedgerow Rose, The Shadow of a Life, Alone, Drink, The Musician's Grave, The Summer Shower, and When the Twilight Shadows Deepen.