The Power of the Telling: Collected Poems

In The Power of the Telling his shining collection David Hathwell gathers his previously published poems together with new poems enhancing the luster of the whole with illuminating commentaries.Hathwells finely crafted poems have won wide acclaim. Richard Wilbur twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize praised the leading poem in Muses as concretely evocative with a clear flow of argument and a seriousness that allows itself to be locally playful. California poet laureate Dana Gioia commended Hathwell for writing with quiet intensity about significant things. These qualities distinguish Hathwells poems overall. Hathwell has published two prior collections Muses and Between Dog and WolfPraise for MusesThe poems in Muses are taut measured and shapely like svelte dancers. --James Fowler editor of SlantMuses is held together by music thematically and formally. Hathwells incremental modulations allow him to recreate subtle states of perception and mood with a musical precision. --Rebecca Starks author of Time Is Always NowI hugely enjoyed Muses. --Edmund White author of The Unpunished VicePraise for Between Dog and WolfExploring transitions and mortality Hathwell deftly maneuvers past moans and mewlings to reveal truths about the human experience. --Genanne Walsh author of TwisterAn absolute delight to read. --Rob Griffith author of The Devil in the MilkSharp and unsettling the poems offer a sense of something just not right. An important book for times like these. --Erica Dawson author of The Small Blades Hurt