<DIV><p>Essential for all readers of progressive American poetry, this collection encompasses the exhilaration and joy, the madness and sorrow of the last forty years with a lyric intensity that, in the words of the poet Robert Creeley, offers a “wry and securing truth.” A generous selection from the poet’s career, <i>Light and Shade</i> is a major release from one of the country’s most influential poets and critics.</p></DIV>