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The Hidden Model (Triquarterly Books)

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So much contemporary poetry is vapid, written by poets who are unaware of the riches that English puts at their disposal or, worse, who bumptiously throw away the tools of their trade, thinking that the Self will suffice as a guarantor of poetry. The first deserve our pity, the second deserve nothing at all--they can't endure the discipline of their art. David Yezzi is altogether different. Here is a gifted poet who knows and loves his language and the prosodic tools that tune it to its loveliest pitch. These are gorgeous poems of the first order, born of a high sense of calling. This book is a collection of lasting value, and I recommend it to anyone who is serious about poetry.

Yezzi's collection is a pretty solid collection. It isn't one of those collections that makes your stomach drop, but it is an enjoyable one to read, one that you are sure to find poems to love (without a doubt you'll get a kick out of "Upon Julia's (...)" and I also really enjoyed "Woman Holding a Fox" and the title poem).

They say surly, negative reviews help sell books? Don't they? Hey, just trying to help a fellow alumn (alumni? alumnus?) out. Buy the damn book already. If poetry is what you want - you found it brother. It's not like you can't afford it - it's not like buying a car...come on man, get that VISA card out already...punch in the numbers and the expiration date...that's it, was that so hard?

Can't any Doane Stuart grads be content with normal lives, like driving trucks, or selling construction equipment. What's with all the nancy-boy poetry stuff. Jesus.