This volume presents, in one piece, much of the incredibly careful and nuanced thought of one of the finest American poets of the twentieth century, and beyond: she died at the age of ninety-six in 20
“DeFrees is committed to rigorous, even ritualistic, forms and a dense economy and precision of language.”—PoetryBrimming with characteristic charm and careful regard, Madeline DeFrees ranges in scope
About When Sky Lets Go: "Just as one feels the density, the pressure of the earth in the hope of the diamond 'waiting in its blue haze' one hundred and fifty miles down, so these poems flare with ligh
Contradiction and ambiguity are essential to the poetry of Madeline DeFrees. Her work is concentrated, multi-layered, spliced with humor and characterized by a passionate interest in every aspect of w
