Nest of Matches, the ingenious and savvy new book by Amie Whittemore, out from Autumn House Press, is full of such negotiations. As a mere reader unacquainted with this superb poet, I cannot say what ...

For example, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch," "The early bird catches the worm," or "Many are called, but few ...

He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

Bob Dylan wrote plenty of wordy songs, but few ever proved as moving as the short but sad country tune "I Threw It All Away".