Poetry. A remarkably pure lyricism of word and silence and of skepticism. I think there should be recognized in these poems the presence of a lyric poet of depth and delicacy and power. I think, moreover, that these qualities and song itself are very rare indeed-- George Oppen. Poet, translator from many languages, musician, performance artist and essayist, Armand Schwerner published sixteen volumes of poetry and translation. He died on February 4,...