"Few poets save Plath have sounded so alienated, so depressed, so often, and rendered that alienation aesthetically interesting." Stephen Burt on Louise Glück • Poetry Matters

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"Throughout his career, he was the least endearing, domesticated or predictable of poets." August Kleinzahler on Ed Dorn • The New York Times

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"For a poet to forget about song would be like living in a house and forgetting ever to go upstairs." James Fenton • The Guardian

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