Toward the Distant Islands: New & Selected Poems | 
pickHayden Carruth lived and breathed poetry and his vast oeuvre is represented in this too brief book, a selection of poems chosen by his editor Sam Hamill. What is here is great, beautiful, and truly representative. But there is so much to Carruth that feels missing here. This might be a "portable" Carruth and a strong introduction, but one hopes it leads readers to find the full books and explore the poet's full range.
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