As a metaphor, of course, clarity fails. This idea that the language of which poetry is made exists…

Mary Ruefle’s poetry has always preferred to be read at twilight, when what appears at first to be…

Reading shattered sonnets et al is like reading an anthology of love poems condensed, crushed,…

In lieu of blurbs, the back cover of Young Tambling simply reads "Based on a true story." Thanks to…

“Transparency” and “opacity” also, of course, describe different qualities of language, a resonance…