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In his introduction, poet and critic Biespiel (Charming Gardeners) compares his approach to poetry to John Madden's color commentary of a football game; like Madden, he hopes to bring light to some of the more obscure elements as well as show readers why and how a poem works. The 76 two- to three-page essays collected here are gathered from ten years of poetry columns written for the Oregonian. Each piece covers one poem and, continuing with the Madden simile, is really just an appreciation of the workings o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More