Where the Bee Sucks: Workers, Drones and Queens of Contemporary American Poetry

This book collects, in a single volume, the best of Robert Peters' fearless, impassioned, and often hilarious assessments of contemporary American poetry. Included are some thirty-five essays and reviews on such major figures as Robert Bly, Charles Bukowski, Allen Ginsberg, John Ashbery, Diane Wakowski, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Tess Gallager, Gary Snyder, Jack Spicer, and W. S. Merwin, as well as commentaries on many lesser-known poets.