I, I, I | Thomson Gale

In the following essay, the critic gives a critical analysis of Carruth’s work.

Thomson Gale

In the following essay, the critic gives a critical analysis of Carruth’s work.

‘‘Now and then a poet comes along whose work ranges across wide and diverse territories of form, attitude, and emotion—yet with the necessary intelligence that belies a deep, lifelong engagement with tradition—so that variance never seems mere experimentation or digression, but improvisation,’’ wrote Midwest Quarterly contributor Matthew Miller. ‘‘Hayden Carruth is such an artist.’’

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