The Second Wind, The Immortal Wind, Collected Poems, 1943-1998

The first edition of Eric Blau's "The Second Wind, The Immortal Wind," Collected Poems 1943-1998 offers a superb assortment of this talented writer's best verse. And in putting the volume together, Mr. Blau has done something most poets only wish they could do. He has "put it all out there" beautifully and with style, and yet has somehow emerged unscathed. You will find in it the kind of seriousness, sensitivity, realism, toughness, pathos, rhythm, literacy and humor that takes a lifetime to develop. Blau has the ability to express himself as poet in such a way that the reader can recognize him immediately as an old friend and confidant.