If you were stranded on some far slope of Parnassus and could bring only
one book to map the landscape, H.L. Hix's As Easy As Lying would be a
good choice. Accessible, erudite, and ebullient, these essays delve into
the workings of the poetic mind and offer incisive assessments of
contemporary American poets and poetics. Hix not only maps the
landscape, he reshapes it.