Kirsch is OK by me. His criticism could use a wider frame of reference but it is astute and well written. I haven't read his new book of poems but there was much in his first book that I thought was good. His challenge, especially as a critic, will be to break his own molds.
Hammer's review should please his friends at Yale. He even managed to get in a scare exclamation point after the name "Boethius." Kirsch must be so old-fashioned, turning to a source that was popular for a thousand years.
Thanks for posting this, Rick.
[Edited back in for clarity.]
[This message has been edited by Andrew Frisardi (edited August 31, 2008).]
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