News at Eleven: The essay is composed entirely of

questions answered only with other questions. It dissects, in more than 30 segments, the problems of the ethics of poetry, living as a poet, making a living and living for poetry in the language of citizenship. What it means to have a job, hold a job one does not like (this connects quite naturally with the portions of the memoir recounting [Michael] Gottlieb's many day jobs), the kind of job a poet can do, must do and is "allowed" or "required" to do. Soberly, and with a hint of melancholy, the essay interrogates the young poet on how he will conduct his art and craft.

from Forward: Mind Your 'L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E'

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