At the Palace of Jove Poems

"Our favorite 'unsung' poet, " were the words Chapters Bookstore used when including Karl Kirchwey's The Engrafted Word among their 1998 favorite books. Now, in this new volume, Kirchwey -- whose work has garnered high praise from such poets as Richard Wilbur, John Hollander, and James Merrill and who has been the recipient of prestigious prizes and fellowships -- continues his explorations into the impact of the past on the present. But he also adds a strong dimension of moral gravity and social satire along with a deeper -- and deeply moving -- element of the personal. At the Palace of Jove displays Kirchwey's great gifts, offering poems of uncommon wit, piercing intelligence, visionary clarity, and generous emotional power.Kirchwey, Karl is the author of 'At the Palace of Jove Poems' with ISBN 9780399149443 and ISBN 0399149449.