Book description
Diane Seuss's signature voice-audacious in its honesty, virtuosic in its artistry, outsider in its attitude-has become one of the most original in contemporary poetry. Her latest collection takes its title, Modern Poetry, from the first textbook Seuss encountered as a child and the first poetry course she took in college,…
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1 author picked Modern Poetry as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Diane Seuss continues to astonish me with her daring. There's a sort of unspoken rule to not write poems about poetry yet Seuss devotes a whole collection to this endeavor and does so with insight and humor. The personal aspects of her education—her unlikely journey to this so-called high artform—are also moving. These are smart but also accessible poems that I'd recommend to anyone. My favorite book of the year by one of my favorite living poets.
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