This edition brings together selected poems from all six previous
editions of Frederick Feirstein's poetry published between 1974 and
1997. Feirstein is one of the founders of Expansive Poetry which
reaches out to audiences beyond the academy and incorporates free verse,
formal, and narrative techniques. The poems in this selection combine
extraordinary lyric and storytelling skills. A poet of urban anger,
humour reconciliation, and revelation. Frederick Feirstein dares to work
on an epic scale. His ambitious vision makes for a unique accessible
achievement in American poetry. This broad selection of poems is a cause
for celebration.