[New-Poetry] Who is the Best Poet

[dick at pkmfgvm4.vnet.ibm.com]

>>Thanks for the correction, Sam--my excuse is that the Times is advertised in the upper righthand corner of the page Kirsch's
article
>>starts on--and the Sun logo looks a little Timesish.  Plus, Kirsch does write NY Time litcrit!
>>
>>Didn't know he was a student of Vendler's.  Does he write poetry himself, do you know?
>>
>>--Bob

Yes Kirsch has a book out - "The Thousand Wells - Winner of the New Criterion
Poetry Prize" according to Amazon. You know, those wonderful folks who
bring you William Logan every too often.

I heard Kirsch speak at West Chester a few years ago - he was surprisingly
eloquent at about 27 years old - but how much can he know, he's still damp.

I thought James Tate was America's best poet.

Richard