Bill Allen's new book, The Birth of the Atlantic, has everything I look for in poetry: surprising language, varied preoccupations, a gentleness in the voice, and a companionable presence. He moves through history and time, nature and cities with his mind captivated, finding the unexpected image and phrasing to make the poems lyrical and pleasurable.
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