Far Side of the Earth

Widely considered one of the finest poets of his generation, Tom Sleigh brings to his new collection his trademark intensity and craftsmanship, mixing the streetwise edginess of popular culture with Greek and Latin references, myths, and dramatic lyric. Sleigh's "supple, strong-spined, causally elegant lines" (Newsday) advance his overarching theme, the ever-changing face of love. "There is tense muscularity in his music ... Mr. Sleigh is nearly as prodigal with his gifts as Yeats" (New York Times Book Review). The Boston Globe has deemed Sleigh "an indispensable contemporary American poet ... Sleigh writes with ... the combination of clarity and enigma that makes poetry memorable, disturbing, and transformative."