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by Barbara Crooker

"Barbara Crooker's poems have been written with a deft touch and with that affection for their textures and pacings that we're accustomed to call, a little dryly, 'technical skill.' It's a form of love, actually, and since she's expended it on her poems, we can, too."
--William Matthews

Genres: Poetry

35 pages, Paperback

First published November 28, 1991

About the author

Barbara Crooker's books are Radiance, which won the 2005 Word Press First Book competition and was a finalist for the 2006 Paterson Poetry Prize; Line Dance, (Word Press 2008), which won the 2009 Paterson Award for Literary Excellence; and More (C & R Press, 2010). "

Reviews

[Joe · Rating 3 out of 5]

My favorite is "Patty's Charcoal Drive-In" which is authentic and fresh. To my personal taste there are about half a dozen keepers out of the 23 poems in the little book, which is good enough for me.