Reviews for In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems

The average rating for In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-09-26 00:00:00 Blake Riggins I skipped big chunks of this. The earlier poems frequently feel too belabored and "metaphysical," as well as more conventionally religious than I normally enjoy. The later work is more open, more inviting, more concrete. I think the thematic grouping was a mistake'yes, it allows comparison of similar poems but also makes them seem too same-y. But still the fine poems are quite fine (and I wonder if he influenced Robert Bly and James Wright), and I probably missed some good work in my impatience with the more "intellectual" pieces.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-08-09 00:00:00 David Ahlers I'll blame it on Covid-19 brain. It was not easy for me to appreciate.