Charles Bernstein
Joseph Ceravalo, Collected Poems
Rosemary Ceravolo, ed.; Parker Smathers, ed.; David Lehman, intro.
From the syntactically and sonically ecstatic sprung lyrics of Fits of Dawn to the yearning spirituality of Millennium Dust, Ceravalo’s amorously meditative, searching, migratory poems make a refreshing contribution to postwar American poetry’s pursuit of wild logos.