Michelangelo Poems and Letters: Selections, with 1550 Vasari Life Book

I liked several of the poems, especially in Michelangelo's evocation of art and the often obtuse language to convey sincere unease, anxiety and beauty. I liked reading a few of his letters. You get the sense of Michelangelo as a normal artist dealing with his work, bad clients, financial problems, etc. but you do not get the dramatic insights like one does for Van Gogh or Keats. I couldn't make it through Vasari's life, sorry. But I will keep this for his poetry, which is at once strange, frustrating yet beautiful.