an , ▁cit ing ▁Ko esten baum ' s ▁claim ▁that ▁Har po ▁Marx ▁" has ▁many ▁v ag inas ," ▁wrote ▁that ▁Ko esten baum ▁" pe ppers ▁his ▁story ▁with ▁just ▁enough ▁tid bits ▁of ▁fasc in ating ▁information ▁that ▁readers ▁may ▁fleet ingly ▁over look ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁his ▁theories ▁are ▁bar my ." ▁ ▁Ko esten baum ▁has ▁published ▁many ▁ess ays , ▁often ▁lyr ical ▁or ▁experimental ▁in ▁style , ▁on ▁such ▁subjects ▁as ▁celebr ity , ▁classical ▁music , ▁contemporary ▁art , ▁literature , ▁and ▁a est het ics ; ▁ ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁ess ays ▁have ▁been ▁collected ▁in ▁two ▁books , ▁Cle av age : ▁ ▁Ess ays ▁on ▁Sex , ▁Stars , ▁and ▁A est het ics , ▁and ▁My ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁& ▁Other ▁Ess ays . ▁ ▁Po etry ▁Ko esten baum ' s ▁poetry ▁is ▁often ▁more ▁measured ▁than ▁his ▁criticism . ▁ ▁It ▁frequently ▁comments ▁on ▁itself — on ▁the ▁dis order ly ▁process ▁of ▁poetry — as ▁in ▁" Men ▁I ▁Led ▁Ast ray " ▁( from ▁The ▁Mil k ▁of ▁In qu iry ): ▁I ▁haven ' t ▁said ▁enough ▁about ▁the ▁ra gg ed ▁sun , its ▁satisfaction ▁in ▁being ▁the ▁one ▁to ▁bind ▁my ▁life — to ▁bring ▁the ▁fil thy ▁pieces ▁together , on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁more ▁important ▁tasks . ▁Ko esten baum ' s ▁first ▁book , ▁O de ▁to ▁Anna ▁M off o ▁and ▁Other ▁Po ems , ▁was