As a critical survey of postwar American poetry and as a guide to the work of several important poets, The Fierce Embrace will be useful to anyone interested in-or merely curious about-contemporary poetry. writing in a style that is clear and accessible, yet richly personal, the author assesses the state of poetry today in an introductory chapter. He devotes the rest of the book to detailed discussions on the writings of individual poets....."

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