Answer Back

by Donald Finkel

38 pages, Unknown Binding

First published June 1, 1968

About the author

Donald Alexander Finkel was an American poet best known for his unorthodox styles and "curious juxtapositions".

Reviews

[Alex]

Renner's review is spot on. I'm adding a star however, in celebration of the two central sections.

[Cooper Renner]

Answer Back reads in the shape of a Bell curve. The opening and closing sections are a deft but hohum sample of '60s vintage Modernism--quotes, various voices, strong images that don't really add up to much. But the two central sections, in which Finkel addresses human eroticism and the hell of war, are lively, direct and moving.