PROFILE . . . John Freeman Gill. “Finding the Verse in Adversity.” New York Times (17 Apr. 2005). REVIEWS . . . James Matthew Wilson. “Traces of Fugitive Gods.” The Dark Horse (Winter 2007–2008). Adam Kirsch. “Young Poets Calling: Part II.” Contemporary Poetry Review (2006). David Mason. “The Passionate Pursuit of the Real.” Hudson Review (Summer 2005). Dustin Michael. “The Optimist.” Midwest Book Review (July 2005). D.H. Tracy. “Ten Takes.” Poetry (June 2005). Jeannie Kidera. “The Optimist.” Mid-American Review (Spring 2005). D.A. Jeremy Telman. Valparaiso Poetry Review (Spring/Summer 2005). Peter Skinner. “Seventh Annual Look at ForeWord’s Big Ten Picks.” ForeWord (Nov./Dec. 2005). Adam Kirsch. “Among Books: The Lines of the Poets.” New York Sun (Nov. 3, 2004). ADVANCE PRAISE . . .   Anne Stevenson Andrew Hudgins   Anthony Hecht Thomas Lux   John Hollander James Cummins |  BUY IT >