Ann Arbor, MI: University Of Michigan Press. Very Good December 1994. Paperback. Text is clean. Cover shows minimal wear. ; From back cover: In this collection Alan Williamson takes up the difficult but fascinating task of establishing "elusive but real" criteria for assessing poetic merit. He examines the competing claims of eloquence and reality, statement and image, meter and free verse and assesses the contributions of major American and European poets as well as the emerging younger generation of poets. ; Poets on Poetry; 208 pages .