Desire: Poems Paperback – Import, 30 March 1999

I love and cherish 'Metaphysical Dog' and so I wanted to go back and read what came before. This was not the same, consuming, awful and wonderful reading experience I found in 'Dog' but that's okay, too. I will keep reading Bidart,and imagine that as I do so the individual books will clarify and mean more to me.

Bidart's poetry resonates with painful honesty. He is truly one of the greatest living poets. This is a beautiful collection.

Half the book is one long essay. A worthy one, but one that without this would merely be a pamphlet.

This poet is interesting - most of the poems are inspiring.

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