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Title: A Lot of Fine Poetry
Review: A nice inexpensive edition of Roethke's poetry. There is a great deal of interesting and sometimes powerful poetry in this book. While taste's will differ, I find the earlier and later poems to be the most compelling. A good deal of Roethke's work in the middle of his life is characterized by experimentation with language. The later poems, in particular, combine the more direct approach of Roethke's earlier poems with greater command of language and imagery. Roethke's use of nature imagery in the later poems, often in the context of reflections on his personal life and problems, is outstanding.
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