David Lehman Comments

He has a stimulating, if slightly obscure, style. Makes demands on the reader where meaning is concerned.

I very much liked a long poetry anthology which you edited, 'The Oxford Book of American Poetry'. This was my introduction to modern, worthwhile poetry which was written in the U.S.

I really like your work, particularly in regards to the relationship between the sexes. How we all ever manage to get together in the wake of our disastrous differences is amazing!