"Taylor is a multilingual American poet and scholar long resident in France, an eminent translator, and a widely published book reviewer. Like his other books-including Into the Heart of European Poetry - this one collects and revises some of Taylor's previously published criticism into a varied, thoughtful sampling of recent Continental literature... He quotes plentifully, reads closely, and, since most of the poems treated are in English, he unpacks the translations, deftly. Dozens of little-known authors are introduced and commented on, as are a few more recognizable, like Vicente Aleixandre, Gottfried Benn, and Yves Bonnefoy. Many of the books cited are from small presses, so the extensive bibliography is especially helpful... Highly recommended. All readers." - M. Kasper, Choice Magazine