The Now

The only poet to receive two National Book Critics Circle awards and the author of more than 40 books of poetry and essays, Goldbarth is spot-on in this culturally relevant new collection.

* Raúl Niño, Booklist, Starred Review *

Albert Goldbarth is a delight to read for his thought-provoking wit and deep intelligence, even as you suspect he is really enjoying pulling your leg.

* The Lake Poetry *

Albert Goldbarth writes poetry for those of us who give a damn.

* Kansas Reflector *

Albert Goldbarth just may be the American poet of his generation for the ages. Often humorous but always serious, Goldbarth combines erudite research, pop-culture fanaticism, and personal anecdote in ways that make his writings among the most stylistically recognizable in the literary world.

-- Judith Kitchen, The Georgia Review

There’s seemingly no field of knowledge so obscure nor slice of American life so cornball that it can’t give rise to a Goldbarth tour de force . . . Still, what makes Goldbarth’s best poems irresistibly memorable is not their dizzying profusion but their heroic efforts on behalf of memory itself. It’s this thirst to get everything down, to plumb the recesses of psyche and history alike, that gives his roustabout verse its authentic tenderness and tragi-comedic amplitude . . . He has been one of poetry’s most enthusiastic makers.

* Poetry Magazine *

Albert Goldbarth has amassed a body of work as substantial and intelligent as that of anyone in his generation.

* Harvard Revi