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Midwest Eclogue: Poems

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...And I read a lot of books. If you are looking for a book of poems by a smart, humane, passionate poet, here's the book you need to read. If you're tired of the pretentious incomprehensible word constructions of the hip ironic poets, read these poems instead. If you like poetry that's both musically rich and emotionally adult, complex and yet precise, here's your book. The poem "Hyper," about his daughter's diagnosis of ADHD, is by itself worth the price of the book. I'll be reading this collection for years to come.

The poetry in this book is stunning. Two of Baker's favorite poets are Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, and it really shows. The language is tight and flowing and beautiful, and his poetry addresses many different issues: ADHD, cancer, environmental ruin, etc, in a story format.