Robert’s Reviews > Collected Poems 1956–1987 > Status Update

Ashbery was a very important poet of the middle of the last century--he is difficult to read, and I occasionally find a poem that really resonates. I think I'll keep plugging away, and rotate him in and out as poet for a month.

Have read the first two books--he is a surrealist poet, great images and the poems sound great when read alound, but it's difficult to get any idea what any given poem is about.