New Selected Poems
Issued simultaneously with his newest book, What Work Is ( LJ 5/1/91), this selection contains all the poems Levine himself chose for inclusion in his earlier Selected Poems ( LJ 6/15/84), plus 15 new poems. This is a monumental work that somehow remains wonderfully accessible, largely because Levine has chosen pieces carefully, favoring shorter works and poems that address his staple themes of family (like "Uncle" and "My Son and I") and childhood ("Coming Home"). Many of the poems are powerfully imagistic, with telling one-word titles like "Noon," "Salami," "Milkweed," "Breath," "Starlight," "Snow," and "Roofs." Also included are familiar anthology pieces like "The Horse" and "They Feed the Lion." Levine is simply one of the best poets working in America today, a winner of the American Book Award, the Marshall Award, and the Lilly Poetry Prize. New Selected Poems and What Work Is constitute a virtually complete record of his work and are thus highly recommended for all poetry collections, large or small.- Daniel L. Guillory, Millikin Univ., Decatur, Ill.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.