. In “Cloud Painter,” for example, Flanders uses small details, such as the mother’s wash on the line and the smudged schoolbook, to enable readers to visualize a particular scene in John Constable’s early work. Clouds are described so readers can easily picture them— “mares” tails, / sheep in the meadow thunderheads.” “Cloud painter” is not just about the work of John Constable; it is also about the poet’s ability to call up images in the minds of readers.