Certain Slants Author:Charles Alexander Poetry. Charles Alexander in his new collection of poetry, CERTAIN SLANTS, ''...gives us certain slants, various slants, oblique angles into this world, poems written with considerable grace, integrity, and a tentativeness that becomes an ethical gold standard...''--Hank Lazer.''In this oblique exploration of natural history, Charles Alexander b... more »rings us the world as an intimate game, a peaking throug hwater. He manages to make autobiography universal and the great outdoors deeply private, and all through his love of language...''--Cole Swensen.« less