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Review: I'm only going to restate what others have said about him. His poetry is lyrical, generous, affirming. He can be spontaneous and thoughtful, traditional and completely fresh. His poetry is a vicarious peek into the life of a vital personality; this collection also provides a view into his poetic development, his dabbling with various forms, his more formal earlier attempts and the later expansion of his meter and line. I'm flipping through the collection and will note some of my favorites: "Sonnet on a Wedding", "Second Avenue", "To the Harbormaster", "In Memory of My Feelings", "To Maxine", "Having a Coke with You", "Weather Near St. Bridget's Steeples", "Mothers of America". If any 20th c poet is a model for modern American lyricism, he is it.
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