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In a spillage of lively aperçus recalling the near-folksy sagacity of the traditional proverb, three-time U.S. poet laureate Pinsky investigates the betweenness connoted by limbo, balancing past and present, personal and historical while eschewing agenda for nuance. "Over and over again, the unexpected," he muses, observing in the standout meditation "Forgiveness" that "The great / Fascist poet taught me free verse"; "Revisionary" reports that "Neanderthals…painted...Log In or Sign Up to Read More