Reviewed – Stephen Burt

NYTBROMG

admin — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 02:55:26 +0000

The last New York Times Book Review of 2013 included a rather nice review of Belmont from Major Jackson along with Jackson’s coverage of Kwame Dawes, Mei-Mei Bersenbrugge and Averill Curdy: “This prodigiously gifted critic… complicates the suburbs we know… by suggesting the way out of malaise is to celebrate residents’ liberating desires and obsessions, not least his own.”

NPR’s Great Reads for 2013

admin — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 17:01:54 +0000

If you scroll down, you’ll see Belmont. It’s right next to Austin Grossman’s You. Thanks, NPR!

NPR’s Book Concierge: Our Guide to 2013’s Great Reads

Review of Belmont in Phantom Limb

admin — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:11:41 +0000

Thoughtful review of Belmont at Phantom Limb by Jacob A. Bennett (no known relation to my spouse).

In which a reviewer gets me exactly right.

admin — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:24:36 +0000

The reviewer is Kirsten Kaschock, writing about my new book of poems in Open Letter, and I’m not sure how to thank her enough.

Rumpus review of Belmont

admin — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 17:52:50 +0000

“Burt’s ability to shift between various speakers proves especially remarkable as the book unfolds. At turns narrated by a father, various figures in the arts, and a newborn baby, the book’s poly-vocal quality prompts us to consider the ways in which these perspectives are complimentary. For Burt, the arts serve to remind us of the wonder, appreciation, and awe inherent in the child’s point of view, even as we grow older and begin to accumulate responsibility after responsibility.”

Thanks to The Rumpus for the terrific review.

Belmont starred review in Publishers Weekly

admin — Mon, 27 May 2013 01:25:06 +0000

“This collection, full of heart and humor, demonstrates Burt’s impressive range and formal deftness.” Wow!

Cerise Press review of Close Calls

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:05:18 +0000

Stephen Sossaman reviews Close Calls With Nonsense for the Cerise Press Summer 2010 issue.

Boston Review on Close Calls With Nonsense

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:02:45 +0000

“His writing brims with enthusiasm for—and nuanced readings of—the poetry he discusses, and his demystifying, rather than reducing, approach to this highly subjective and still strangely intimidating art form will not only expand contemporary poetry’s readership, but enhance that readership’s capacity to enjoy.”

Jason Tandon in Boston Review

Bomb Magazine’s Reviews of Parallel Plays

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:23:36 +0000

In Bomb, I review Parallel Play by Thomas Rayfiel. Thomas Rayfiel in turn reviews Parallel Play by me.