[nyctom]

I am reading Pinsky's "The Sound of Poetry: A Brief Guide" and decided to look up his books on Amazon. I was very surprised to see how polarized the opinions of his work is--everything from "he is essential reading" to "what a pompous ass." I am finding "TSOP" interesting, if a bit heavy-going. He does seem to have a tendency to "talk down" to the reader--or at least that is how I feel as I am sloughing through the pages. I don't know any of his poems. So, what do people on here think about him? Apparently he writes in form (though people on Amazon lambasted him for it). Worth reading? Worth fleeing from?

Thanks!

nyctom