E. M. Schorb's The Ideologues is a captivating collection of free-verse poems in disparate styles, touching on subjects that run the gamut from a revisionist view of the Trojan War to the wartime death of a brother to the New York Draft Riots of 1863. The book's title poem is a profoundly bitter indictment of those writers who prostitute their art to support fanatical revolutionary politics. Schorb has the capacity to speak in several voices: a poor widow in a trailer home, a tough drill sergeant on Parris Island, 1960s flower children, a pedantic psychology professor. Schorb's new book demonstrates a versatility in free verse that matches his proven ability as a formal poet. ~Joseph S. Salemi Editor, TRINACRIA