“Perfection is a rare accomplishment, particularly in American poetry, and the perfection of much of Hollander’s work makes it essential reading for anyone who genuinely cares for the craft of poetry.  But in our fallen world we seem fated to value power of perfection, and John Hollander’s poetry has shown a visionary power just often enough to secure him a place as one of the major figures of our moment.” Vernon Shetley, The New Republic About The House Adam's Task Aristotle To Phyllis; For Rogers Albritton Asylum Avenue At The New Year August Carving (from Blue Wine) Being Alone In The Field The Bird Blue Wine (from Blue Wine) The Boat Breadth. Circle. Desert. Monarch. Month. Wisdom Building A Tower Cohen On The Telephone Crocus Solus The Dancing Shadows Digging It Out End Of A Chapter Examples Figures Of Speech. Figures Of Thought. Figures Of Earth ... Fireworks For Both Of You, The Divorce Being Final From The Ramble Glass Landscape Granny Smith The Great Bear The Head Of The Bed Helicon His Master's Voice Hobbes, 1651 A House In The Tropics Humming In Place Of Body In Place Of Place Keepsakes Kinneret Kranich And Bach The Lady's-maid Song Late August On The Lido Letter To Jorge Luis Borges: Apropos Of The Golem A Lion Named Passion The Mad Potter Memories Of The Grand Tour Mount Blank Movie-going The Muse In The Monkey Tower A New Leaf The Night Mirror The Ninth Of Ab The Ninth Of July Not Something For Nothing Off Marblehead Officer's Quarters The Old Pier-glass Over The Hills And Far Away Patches Of Light Like Shadows Of Something Powers Of Thirteen (complete) Powers Of Thirteen: 1 Powers Of Thirteen: 10 Powers Of Thirteen: 100 Powers Of Thirteen: 101 Powers Of Thirteen: 102 Powers Of Thirteen: 103 Powers Of Thirteen: 104 Powers Of Thirteen: 105 Powers Of Thirteen: 106 Powers Of Thirteen: 107 Powers Of Thirteen: 108 Powers Of Thirteen: 109 Powers Of Thirteen: 11 Powers Of Thirteen: 110 Powers Of Thirteen: 111 Powers Of Thirteen: 112 Powers Of Thirteen: 113 Powers Of Thirteen: 114 Powers Of Thirteen: 115 Powers Of Thirteen: 116 Powers Of Thirteen: 117 Powers Of Thirteen: 118 Powers Of Thirteen: 119 Powers Of Thirteen: 12 Powers Of Thirteen: 120 Powers Of Thirteen: 121 Powers Of Thirteen: 122 Powers Of Thirteen: 123 Powers Of Thirteen: 124 Powers Of Thirteen: 125 Powers Of Thirteen: 126 Powers Of Thirteen: 127 Powers Of Thirteen: 128 Powers Of Thirteen: 129 Powers Of Thirteen: 13 Powers Of Thirteen: 130 Powers Of Thirteen: 131 Powers Of Thirteen: 132 Powers Of Thirteen: 133 Powers Of Thirteen: 134 Powers Of Thirteen: 135 Powers Of Thirteen: 136 Powers Of Thirteen: 137 Powers Of Thirteen: 138 Powers Of Thirteen: 139 Powers Of Thirteen: 14 Powers Of Thirteen: 140 Powers Of Thirteen: 141 Powers Of Thirteen: 142 Powers Of Thirteen: 143 Powers Of Thirteen: 144 Powers Of Thirteen: 145 Powers Of Thirteen: 146 Powers Of Thirteen: 147 Powers Of Thirteen: 148 Powers Of Thirteen: 149 Powers Of Thirteen: 15 Powers Of Thirteen: 150 Powers Of Thirteen: 151 Powers Of Thirteen: 152 Powers Of Thirteen: 153 Powers Of Thirteen: 154 Powers Of Thirteen: 155 Powers Of Thirteen: 156 Powers Of Thirteen: 157 Powers Of Thirteen: 158 Powers Of Thirteen: 159 Powers Of Thirteen: 16 Powers Of Thirteen: 160 Powers Of Thirteen: 161 Powers Of Thirteen: 162 Powers Of Thirteen: 163 Powers Of Thirteen: 164 Powers Of Thirteen: 165 Powers Of Thirteen: 166 Powers Of Thirteen: 167 Powers Of Thirteen: 168 Powers Of Thirteen: 169 Powers Of Thirteen: 17 Powers Of Thirteen: 18 Powers Of Thirteen: 19 Powers Of Thirteen: 2 Powers Of Thirteen: 20 Powers Of Thirteen: 21 Powers Of Thirteen: 22 Powers Of Thirteen: 23 Powers Of Thirteen: 24 Powers Of Thirteen: 25 Powers Of Thirteen: 26 Powers Of Thirteen: 27 Powers Of Thirteen: 28 Powers Of Thirteen: 29 Powers Of Thirteen: 3 Powers Of Thirteen: 30 Powers Of Thirteen: 31 Powers Of Thirteen: 32 Powers Of Thirteen: 33 Powers Of Thirteen: 34 Powers Of Thirteen: 35 Powers Of Thirteen: 36 Powers Of Thirteen: 37 Powers Of Thirteen: 38 Powers Of Thirteen: 39 Powers Of Thirteen: 4 Powers Of Thirteen: 40 Powers Of Thirteen: 41 Powers Of Thirteen: 42 Powers Of Thirteen: 43 Powers Of Thirteen: 44 Powers Of Thirteen: 45 Powers Of Thirteen: 46 Powers Of Thirteen: 47 Powers Of Thirteen: 48 Powers Of Thirteen: 49 Powers Of Thirteen: 5 Powers Of Thirteen: 50 Powers Of Thirteen: 51 Powers Of Thirteen: 52 Powers Of Thirteen: 53 Powers Of Thirteen: 54 Powers Of Thirteen: 55 Powers Of Thirteen: 56 Powers Of Thirteen: 57 Powers Of Thirteen: 58 Powers Of Thirteen: 59 Powers Of Thirteen: 6 Powers Of Thirteen: 60 Powers Of Thirteen: 61 Powers Of Thirteen: 62 Powers Of Thirteen: 63 Powers Of Thirteen: 64 Powers Of Thirteen: 65 Powers Of Thirteen: 66 Powers Of Thirteen: 67 Powers Of Thirteen: 68 Powers Of Thirteen: 69 Powers Of Thirteen: 7