William Carlos Williams rejected the poetic conventions of the time in favor of a distinctly American verse.

Mary Oliver reminds us of the mystery and necessity of poetry.

For the reader whose misfortune it is not to have yet discovered Kelly Cherry's poems , this is your lucky day. Cherry's new book offers a generous sampling of the poet's work, culled from six previous volumes.

First thought: man, no wonder he was so skinny.

The gifts the poet discovers as she endures this dark night of the soul are many, and chief among these is her faith.