Revolver

Kevin Connolly's four previous poetry books have garnered widespread critical acclaim and awards for their cutting humor, vivid language, and lyricism. Now comes "Revolver." A daring marriage of brilliant technical skill and feverish imagination, "Revolver" features poems that are each written in a different form -- "revolving" through various styles while imbuing each with the precise control and sharp wit for which Connolly is noted. This much-anticipated follow-up to "drift" is both an ideal introduction to this master poet and a worthy successor to his earlier work.