America, August 31, 1996, p. 29; August 1, 1998, Pius Murray, review of Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, p. 24; February 13, 1999, Emilie Griffin, review of The Quotidian Mysteries, p. 32; February 19, 2000, review of Meditations on Mary, p. 25; August 13, 2001, Paul Mariani, review of The Virgin of Bennington and Journey: New and Selected Poems, p. 23.

Architectural interest: the arches of the cloister arcade and vaulted ceiling of the south walkway are an impressive medieval survival whilst the former church is a fine example of Perpendicular Gothic architecture; Horn finds the earliest prototypical cloisters in some exceptional [6] late fifth-century monastic churches in southern Syria, such as the Convent of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, at Umm-is-Surab (AD 489), and the colonnaded forecourt of the convent of Id-Dêr, [7] but nothing similar appeared in the semi-eremitic Irish monasteries' clustered roundhouses nor in the earliest Benedictine collective communities of the West. [5]INTERIOR: The East Garth contains a computer room, offices and photography studio. On the ground floor are remains of the C14 inner wall of the cloister walkway and cross walls displayed within glass cases (these form part of a scheduled monument). The joists to the first floor are supported by straight braces. One tie beam survives to the roof, which is otherwise a rafter and purlin roof.

Our first trip to York has been a delight in no small part due to the accommodation you have provided. The thought and care you have taken to design and furnish the apartment were evident. It was easy to feel at home. Thank you!”The apartment was wonderful! It was nice being so close yet having peace and quiet when we wanted it. The high end finishes, your careful preparation, and the pride you take in this apartment does not go unnoticed or unappreciated. We would look here first when returning in the future. Thanks for being such wonderful hosts, and such kind and friendly people.” Except for a small volume of four illustrated poems, however, Falling Offwas to be Norris’s last collection for ten years. In 1981 hernext book, The Middle of the World, was published by the University of Pittsburgh Press. Showing the positive effects of several years of hard work (both mental and physical) on the Plains, the volume dealt with a theme that the Virginia Quarterly Reviewexpressed as that of being centered, physically and emotionally, in time and space, of being at the midpoint. The reviewer liked Norris’s “strongly narrative, easily accessible” poems. Library Journalreviewer Laurie Brown declared that “when Norris succeeds, she’s worth remembering.” A chapbook, The Year of Common Things (1988) ,followed. Prairie Schoonerreviewer Stephen C. Behrendt labeled it “striking,” calling attention to the Wordsworthian influence on the poems. Behrendt praised the poet’s “broad humanity” and “keen eye for particularizing local detail”; he noted, too, the difficulty of crafting apparently simple poems in a relaxed, conversational tone and idiom discussing ordinary people and events. “From the fabric of the familiar in language and experience alike, Norris evokes the intensely personal responses of her characters and speakers,” commented Behrendt. Faithworks, http:// www.faithworks.com/ (September 26, 2001), Al Hsu, review of The Virgin of Bennington. What lovely owners who clearly care very much about their apartment and provide a great welcome. The apartment is so clean, comfortable and well situated and a joy to use. We have stayed in many self apartments but this is the best.”