Yes, indeed, Tom Meyer is one of the great secret treasures of US
poetry. He may have the finest ear of any English language poet of
his generation. And though the books are expensive they are
absolutely worth having, being superbly printed -- Jargon Society
books have always been among the most elegant publishers of poetry.
pierre
On May 2, 2005, at 1:06 PM, MJ Walker wrote:
> This strikes me as almost incredible: I have just discovered the
> poetry
> of Thomas Meyer, praised as poet & translator by some significant
> voices
> (Kelly, Silliman), but $40 plus p&p or even more in Europe for his big
> selected *At dusk iridescent* was just too much for my purse, and I
> resigned myself to tidbits - and hey presto, on the publisher's
> website,
> there's a free download of the whole thing, 268 pp. :-)
> mj
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