New and Selected Poems 1974-2004

The "New York Times" has called Carl Dennis's poetry ?wise, original, and deeply moving.? A poet with a growing audience of admirers, Dennis writes in a clear, classically simple language that is both personal and universal. Making use of a rich variety of genres?advice, meditation, elegy, and prophecy?his poems take unexpected turns as they explore their subjects, catching the reader off balance in a way that is liberating. This new anthology gathers the best of his eight previous books along with a generous sampling of new poems.