<DIV><p>The author of <i>Poems </i>and <i>Theoretical Objects</i>, Nick Piombino has become one of our most articulate poet-theorists. <i>Contradicta </i>combines Piombino's practice of psychiatry with gnomic wisdom, along with 109 illustrations by artist Toni Simon. It is a profound riff on numerous important subjects.</p></DIV>