[dean peterson]

Alright then ...

the centurion in me recommends a book by David Berman, titled Actual Air, 1999, Grove Press, Open City Books.

No doubt, this list is really good but I bet the thread here, or the list, is most notable -- as most lists are or have a tendency to be -- for what/who it leaves out.

[Tony Barnstone]

Hi Dean,
Of course! Also, I thought it might be interesting to see what the list would look like when nominated by a formally-inclined community.

Best, Tony