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Poetry Book Reviews
Jan 26, 2002
Wendell Hawken Sings with Mothertongue
Review of "Mothertongue" by Wendell Hawken. Argonne House Press: Washington, DC, 2001. 50pp.
Dec 28, 2001
The Abstract Poetry of Elizabeth Willis
Review of "The Human Abstract" by Elizabeth Willis. Penguin Books: New York, 1995. 83pp.
Dec 14, 2001
The Socially Conscious Poetry of Margaret Atwood
Review of "True Stories: Poems," by Margaret Atwood. Simon & Schuster: New York, 1981. 103pp.
Nov 30, 2001
Hacker's Poetry is True to Form
Review of "Selected Poems 1965-1990," by Marilyn Hacker. W.W. Norton & Company: New York, 1994. 250pp.
Nov 9, 2001
"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.
Oct 26, 2001
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.
Oct 12, 2001
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.
Sep 28, 2001
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.
Sep 14, 2001
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.
Aug 31, 2001
Barbie Inspires Book of Poetry
Review of "Kinky," poems by Denise Duhamel. Published by Orchises Press, Alexandria, Virginia, 1997. 90pp.
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