Book excerpt: "In Jaguar Skies McClure reaffirms the biological intelligence, indeed the active principle, at the heart of his own work. As the book demonstrates so clearly, the exuberant resonances of his verse approach cosmic echoings, while the precise patterns mirror the intricate pulsations of molecules and stars. For McClure, "ecology" is not an ideal but the unalterable fact of all existence: it is how the universe breathes"--Publisher's description (from back cover).