He owns up to reading a lot of books at once. Among the books he named: A Fiddle Pulled from the Throat of a Sparrow by Noah Eli Gordon, Pla
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And:
The Full Indian Rope Trick by Colette Bryce. Fun, emotionally rich, rhyme-wielding second collection by a poet from Ireland, living in Scotland, well-thought-of there and unknown here. Reminds me at times of Merrill, at times of Richard Wilbur, at times of Lavinia Greenlaw.There are more titles in Burt's entry: check it out.
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His critical study, Randall Jarrell and His Age, appeared from Columbia University Press in 2002; his book of poetry, Popular Music (CLP/Colorado) in 1999. Another book of poetry, Parallel Play, was published last year by Graywolf.
--Marshal Zeringue