In the Air

"Peter Gizzi is one of America's most significant contributors to contemporary poetry. As an acclaimed poet, editor, and teacher, his work is influencing many younger writers in the US and Europe. Anyone interested in the current condition of poetry will learn from the wide variety of essays here."—Susan Howe, The Birth Mark

"Peter Gizzi is one of America's most significant contributors to contemporary poetry. As an acclaimed poet, editor, and teacher, his work is influencing many younger writers in the US and Europe. Anyone interested in the current condition of poetry will learn from the wide variety of essays here."—Susan Howe, The Birth Mark

"There are few poets as devoted to poetry as Peter Gizzi. He's a reader even when he's a writer. And he's besotted with tradition, devoted to the openings that language can make in our world, generous with his poetry. These essays recognize and respect that devotion as they explain the importance of Gizzi's work (so far). It is a collection that is full of loving attention, to both Gizzi's work and to poetry's ability to shape our world, its relationship to the politics of the moment, its possible inclusions."—Juliana Spahr

"Peter Gizzi is one of the most distinctive and gifted poets of his generation. This collection, in its insight and capaciousness, will be definitive for decades to come. Its breadth, variety and authority will make it invaluable for all readers of contemporary poetry."—Ben Hickman, Center for Modern Poetry