by John Matthias (Salt Publishing)
A gathering of poems from the Notre Dame English professor's eight
previous books, the selections here include both early lyrics
and late work. That body of work, says critic Guy Davenport, makes
Matthias "one of the leading poets in the USA." The poet has taught
in both England and the American Midwest, and his poetry reflects
those differing cultures and locales.
The author has said the book's "grand collage" of poems allows
his objective historical poems to serve as a context for the more
personal poems.
Matthias dedicated the book "To my students at the University
of Notre Dame 1967-2004."
(February 2005)
