New Collected Poems [Paperback]

George OppensA first rate edition of Oppen's poetry. His poetry serves as a model of modernist ethics as well as aesthetics.Valuable. Davidson's selection...is excellent: his choice of material is judicious and representative, and thankfully accompanied by enlightening explanatory notes.He again and again earns the reader's admiration, again and again directs us towards unexpected linguistic and sensory insights.Oppens respect for the act of making, no matter how small, is at every moment palpable, and it infuses his work with sweetness that makes difficulty feel like lifes reward.Michael Davidson has done a masterful job of editing this new edition of the