Despite the negativity of my recent essay, let me not dismiss the achievement of McKay's editor in his belated Complete Poems. A review I happened to come upon puts a more positive spin on the book.
Frankly, I regret that I do not possess a copy. I paid full price upon its issue, and was, as I mentioned, disappointed in the book—so disappointed that I bore the shipping costs to return it. Professor Lowney speaks highly of William J. Maxwell's introduction, of which I have no recollection. I would like to revisit it, and also the poems (including the famous Cycle Manuscript) to give it a considered reappraisal. At the time, the cycle of poverty had me beaten down and I felt that I couldn't spare the change.
Frankly, I regret that I do not possess a copy. I paid full price upon its issue, and was, as I mentioned, disappointed in the book—so disappointed that I bore the shipping costs to return it. Professor Lowney speaks highly of William J. Maxwell's introduction, of which I have no recollection. I would like to revisit it, and also the poems (including the famous Cycle Manuscript) to give it a considered reappraisal. At the time, the cycle of poverty had me beaten down and I felt that I couldn't spare the change.
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