hide-and-go-seek than is [Philip] Levine; both are betting, but the two poets' wagers are different. Levine doubles down on his sense of justice and hopes that the relative simplicity of his writing and the single-mindedness of his passion for commemoration won't drive the reader away. On the other hand, Lazer risks alienating the reader through his syntactical complexities and unorthodox opinions in order to turn the poem into an occasion for thought, for playing with possibilities.You don't really have to go digging with these poets. We don't need interpretive shovels.
from Tablet: Easy Reading
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