New and Selected
Poems, 1962-92
Laurence Lieberman
"This volwne attests not only to the
intensity of Lieberman's vision, but
to his ability to shape and refine that
vision over a 30-year period. His sub–
ject, by turns narrow and expansive,
is
motion itself. Almost anything,
from the trivial to the magnificent,
can become part ofwhat he views as
nature's dance... Readers are not by–
standers, but caught up
in
the \vinds
and waves he writes of. Lieberman's
imagery
is
so vivid that it can sustain
these dramatic narrative poems over
several pages, each new poem seem–
ing to pick up where the previous
one left off...." -
Publishers Weekly
Lieberman's voice surges through
everywhere triwnphantly, inimitably
his own. His passion for observation
-driven by minute particulars like a
mighty engine, working magnificently
through its many, intricate nuts and
bolts-amounts to that most-to-be
treasured virtue in poetry: an observa–
tion of passion ." - Theodore Weiss,
editor,
Q;larterly Review ofLiterature
Cl: $35.95; Pb: $16.95
Collected Poems
Edwin Rolfe
Edited by Cary Nelson and
Jefferson Hendricks
Introduction and notes by Cary Nelson
"Nelson and Hendricks have done a
brilliant job of unearthing and pre–
serving the haunting lyricism of Edwin
Rolfe's poetry. . .. His
Collected
Poems
shows that Rolfe stands in the
forefront of an entire 'lost generation'
of left-wing writers who fused artistic
craft \vith irrepressible political com–
mitment." - Alan Wald, University
of Michigan
"At his best, Rolfe writes with artistic
and philosophical authority, great
skill, powerful feeling, and consider–
able appeal. His Spanish Civil War
poems may be the best written by
American writer, and
Permit Me
Refuge
brilliantly counteracts the
often apolitical, rather socially aseptic
poetry of its time." - Reginald
Gibbons, editor,
TriQ;larterly
American Poetry Recrvery
Sener
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