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Close Calls with Nonsense: Reading New Poetry

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<h4>Graywolf Press, March 2009</h4><h5>Stephen Burt</h5>

In 30 essays Burt serves up literary criticism like you’ve never seen it before — his charming, excited prose unknots the web or poetry and knits a tapestry.

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