Poetry Book Reviews
Bernadette Geyer
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Wendell Hawken Sings with Mothertongue
Review of "Mothertongue" by Wendell Hawken. Argonne House Press: Washington, DC, 2001. 50pp.
The Abstract Poetry of Elizabeth Willis
Review of "The Human Abstract" by Elizabeth Willis. Penguin Books: New York, 1995. 83pp.
The Socially Conscious Poetry of Margaret Atwood
Review of "True Stories: Poems," by Margaret Atwood. Simon & Schuster: New York, 1981. 103pp.
Hacker's Poetry is True to Form
Review of "Selected Poems 1965-1990," by Marilyn Hacker. W.W. Norton & Company: New York, 1994. 250pp.
"This Time": A Retrospective of Gerald Stern's Poetry
Review of "This Time: New and Selected Poems," by Gerald Stern. W.W. Norton & Company: New York City, 1998. 288pp.
The Lyrical Voice of Yusef Komunyakaa
Review of "Talking Dirty to the Gods," poems by Yusef Komunyakaa. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York City, 2000. 134pp.
Nature's Unifying Force Reflected in Poetry
Review of "Poems for a Small Planet: Contemporary American Nature Poetry," edited by Robert Pack and Jay Parini. Published by Middlebury College Press: Hannover, New Hampshire, 1993. 302pp.
Olds Pens Powerful Poems About Family
Review of "The Dead and the Living," poems by Sharon Olds. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York City, 1984. 80pp.
Billy Collins -- A Truly "Astonishing" Poet
Review of "The Apple That Astonished Paris," poems by Billy Collins. Published by The University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville/London, 1988. 61pp.
Barbie Inspires Book of Poetry
Review of "Kinky," poems by Denise Duhamel. Published by Orchises Press, Alexandria, Virginia, 1997. 90pp.