Reviews and Essays (see personal web site for full list)

• "Directing the Dream." American Book Review, v29 n6 September/October, 2008, online p3L-4L. (on the poetry of Eileen Tabios)
• Review of The City Visible: Chicago Poetry for the New Century,. Boston Review, v32 n6 November/December 2007.
• "Color Coded." American Book Review, v28 n6 September/October 2007, p20-21. (on the poetry of Harryette Mullen)
• "Self and the City." American Book Review, v27 n6 September/October 2006, p16-7. (on the poetry of Lawrence Joseph)
• "E Pluribus Feldman." American Book Review, v27 n2 January/February 2006, p13-4. (on the poetry of Irving Feldman)
• Review of New and Selected Poems, 1974-2004 by Carl Dennis. Manhattan Review, v12 n1, 2005-06, p. 186-7.
• "Not in My Language." American Book Review, v26 n6 September/October 2005, p3,7. (on the poetry of Taylor Brady)
• "Au Contraire." American Book Review, v26 n5 July/August 2005, p21, 23. (on the poetry of Bill Knott)
• Review of In a Landscape of Having to Repeat by Martha Ronk. Boston Review, v30 n2 April/May 2005, Web-only content
• "Order That of Itself Can Speak." American Book Review, v26 n4, May/June 2005, p17,22. (on the poetry of John Taggart)
• "Philip Booth." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p58-9.
• "William Everson." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p156.
• "Dana Gioia." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p183-4.
• "Albert Goldbarth." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p185-6.
• "David Lehman." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p275.
• "Rochelle Owens." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p365-6.
• Review of Matter by Bin Ramke. Boston Review, v30 n1 February/March 2005, p55.
• "Writing Where the Ink Never Dries." American Book Review, v25 n3, March-April 2004, p9-10. (on the Light & Dust Poetry Anthology)
• "Five Ordinary Lives." American Book Review, v25 n2, January-February 2004, p16,18. (On five recent poetry collections from Carnegie-Mellon University Press)
• Review of Combinations of the Universe by Albert Goldbarth. Boston Review, v28 n6 December 2003/January 2004, p59.
• "Taking Measurements of Will and Circumstance." Boston Review, v28 n2, April/May 2003, p54-55. (On the poetry of Garrett Kalleberg)
• "Intertextu[re]ality." Electronic Poetry Review, #5, February 2003. (On the poetry of Stephanie Strickland)
• Review of Fugue State by Bill Berkson. Boston Review. v27 n4, October/November 2002.
• Review of Florida Poems by Campbell McGrath. Boston Review. v27 n3, Summer 2002.
• "Seeming is Believing." Electronic Poetry Review, #4, October 2002. (On the poetry of Rae Armantrout)
• Review of Hourglass Transcripts by Susan Gevirtz. Boston Review. v27 n3, Summer 2002.
• Review of Breakers. Selected Poems by Paul Violi. Rain Taxi Review of Books Online, Winter, 2001.
• "Curiouser and Curiouser." American Book Review, v22 n2, January/February 2001, p. 4. (on the poetry of Fanny Howe)
• "Epistolary Friction." Electronic Poetry Review, #2, June/July 2001. Review of Joe Wenderoth's Letters to Wendy's.
• "The Travels of Marco Goldbarth." American Book Review, v21 n4, May/June 2000, p. 18. (on the poetry of Albert Goldbarth)
• "A Poet's Calligraphy." American Book Review, v21 n3, March/April 2000, p. 19. (on the poetry of Michael Ondaatje)
• "Ambiguity Isn't What It Used to Be -- Or Is It?" The Georgia Review, Spring 1998, v52 n1, p142-160. (on difficulty in contemporary poetry)
• "The Poet Always Rings Twice." Electronic Poetry Review, #1, July 1996. (on poetry by Robert Polito)
• "Poets in the Essay's House." The Bookpress, v9 n2 March 1996, p.8-9. On the essays of Judith Kitchen & Albert Goldbarth.
• "Joel Oppenheimer's Urban Architecture." Creeping Bent, Spring 1987, #5, p.41-47.
• "Carruth's Conscience." Northwest Review, v25 n2 1987, p.135-140. On poet Hayden Carruth.
• "Traditional Form and the Living, Breathing American Poet." New England Review/Bread Loaf Quarterly, v9 n2 Winter 1986, p.217-241.
• "The Verifiable Art of William Bronk." Northwest Review, v21 nl 1983, p.161-166.

Reviews and Essays (see personal web site for full list)

• Review of The Dance of No Hard Feelings by Mark Bibbins. Boston Review, v35 n6 Nov./Dec. 2010, p73-5.
• Review of Almanacs and Nigh-No-Place by Jen Hadfield. Manhattan Review, v14 n2 Fall/Winter 2010-11, p167-70.
• "Directing the Dream." American Book Review, v29 n6 September/October, 2008, online p3L-4L. (on the poetry of Eileen Tabios)
• Review of The City Visible: Chicago Poetry for the New Century,. Boston Review, v32 n6 November/December 2007.
• "Color Coded." American Book Review, v28 n6 September/October 2007, p20-21. (on the poetry of Harryette Mullen)
• "Self and the City." American Book Review, v27 n6 September/October 2006, p16-7. (on the poetry of Lawrence Joseph)
• "E Pluribus Feldman." American Book Review, v27 n2 January/February 2006, p13-4. (on the poetry of Irving Feldman)
• Review of New and Selected Poems, 1974-2004 by Carl Dennis. Manhattan Review, v12 n1, 2005-06, p. 186-7.
• "Not in My Language." American Book Review, v26 n6 September/October 2005, p3,7. (on the poetry of Taylor Brady)
• "Au Contraire." American Book Review, v26 n5 July/August 2005, p21, 23. (on the poetry of Bill Knott)
• Review of In a Landscape of Having to Repeat by Martha Ronk. Boston Review, v30 n2 April/May 2005, Web-only content
• "Order That of Itself Can Speak." American Book Review, v26 n4, May/June 2005, p17,22. (on the poetry of John Taggart)
• "Philip Booth." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p58-9.
• "William Everson." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p156.
• "Dana Gioia." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p183-4.
• "Albert Goldbarth." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p185-6.
• "David Lehman." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p275.
• "Rochelle Owens." in The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, edited by Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005. p365-6.
• Review of Matter by Bin Ramke. Boston Review, v30 n1 February/March 2005, p55.
• "Writing Where the Ink Never Dries." American Book Review, v25 n3, March-April 2004, p9-10. (on the Light & Dust Poetry Anthology)
• "Five Ordinary Lives." American Book Review, v25 n2, January-February 2004, p16,18. (On five recent poetry collections from Carnegie-Mellon University Press)
• Review of Combinations of the Universe by Albert Goldbarth. Boston Review, v28 n6 December 2003/January 2004, p59.
• "Taking Measurements of Will and Circumstance." Boston Review, v28 n2, April/May 2003, p54-55. (On the poetry of Garrett Kalleberg)
• "Intertextu[re]ality." Electronic Poetry Review, #5, February 2003. (On the poetry of Stephanie Strickland)
• Review of Fugue State by Bill Berkson. Boston Review. v27 n4, October/November 2002.
• Review of Florida Poems by Campbell McGrath. Boston Review. v27 n3, Summer 2002.
• "Seeming is Believing." Electronic Poetry Review, #4, October 2002. (On the poetry of Rae Armantrout)
• Review of Hourglass Transcripts by Susan Gevirtz. Boston Review. v27 n3, Summer 2002.
• Review of Breakers. Selected Poems by Paul Violi. Rain Taxi Review of Books Online, Winter, 2001.
• "Curiouser and Curiouser." American Book Review, v22 n2, January/February 2001, p. 4. (on the poetry of Fanny Howe)
• "Epistolary Friction." Electronic Poetry Review, #2, June/July 2001. Review of Joe Wenderoth's Letters to Wendy's.
• "The Travels of Marco Goldbarth." American Book Review, v21 n4, May/June 2000, p. 18. (on the poetry of Albert Goldbarth)
• "A Poet's Calligraphy." American Book Review, v21 n3, March/April 2000, p. 19. (on the poetry of Michael Ondaatje)
• "Ambiguity Isn't What It Used to Be -- Or Is It?" The Georgia Review, Spring 1998, v52 n1, p142-160. (on difficulty in contemporary poetry)
• "The Poet Always Rings Twice." Electronic Poetry Review, #1, July 1996. (on poetry by Robert Polito)
• "Poets in the Essay's House." The Bookpress, v9 n2 March 1996, p.8-9. On the essays of Judith Kitchen & Albert Goldbarth.
• "Joel Oppenheimer's Urban Architecture." Creeping Bent, Spring 1987, #5, p.41-47.
• "Carruth's Conscience." Northwest Review, v25 n2 1987, p.135-140. On poet Hayden Carruth.
• "Traditional Form and the Living, Breathing American Poet." New England Review/Bread Loaf Quarterly, v9 n2 Winter 1986, p.217-241.
• "The Verifiable Art of William Bronk." Northwest Review, v21 nl 1983, p.161-166.

“Web Side Story: The Public Face of ENCompass.” Voyager Users Group Meeting (VUGM), Chicago, IL, April 26, 2002.

“Designing ENCompass for Cornell Users.” Voyager Users Group Meeting (VUGM), Chicago, IL, April 26, 2002.

“Web Side Story: Designing ENCompass for Users. Mid-Atlantic Voyager Users Group (MAVUG) Meeting, Ithaca, NY, October 28, 2002.

"Writing Poetry in the Wake of Theory." Sage Wednesdays talk, Sage Chapel, Cornell University, September 21, 2009.

Poetry Reading. Albert R. Mann Library Cornell University, April 10, 2007.

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