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Reviewed on February 15, 2009
Spanning 60 years, the poems in this work show Cassian (b. 1924) to be, if not a "miraculous" poet, as NEA director Dana Gioia describes her, then a poet who can work miracles with language-and feelings. A Romanian immigrant, Cassian sought asylum in the United States after her satires of the repressive Ceausecu regime led to the death of a friend. Taken from Cassian's nearly 4...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
