Harold Bloom
[T]he most distinguished book of American verse, in my judgment, since the publication of Wallace Stevens's Collected Poems.


David Kalstone
No mere gathering of poems, this collection is like one an explorer brings back.


Book Description
A reissue of a body of work spanning two decades from one of our most treasured poets.


About the Author
A. R. Ammons has been awarded the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, among many other honors. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

A reissue of a body of work spanning two decades from one of our most treasured poets.

About the Author: A. R. Ammons has been awarded the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, among many other honors. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

FROM THE CRITICS

Harold Bloom

[T]he most distinguished book of American verse, in my judgment, since the publication of Wallace Stevens's Collected Poems.

David Kalstone

No mere gathering of poems, this collection is like one an explorer brings back.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

[T]he most distinguished book of American verse, in my judgment, since the publication of Wallace Stevens's Collected Poems. — Harold Bloom