Reviews

"She flies as high as you can go. . . . Bold and convincing. . . . Exemplary. . . . A rich book."
-"The New York Times Book Review"
"The chapter on Sylvia Plath's 'Daddy' will take the top of your head off!" -James Wolcott
"As entertaining as it is dazzingly erudite, "Break, Blow, Burn" is capable of re-energizing any reader's engagement with poetry."
-Francine du Plessix Gray, "The Week"
"I hope a lot of people read this book. . . . There wasn't a commentary where I didn't learn something about the poem in question, no matter how familiar the poem was." -Philip Marchand, "Toronto Star"
"It will have students storming the walls of tomorrow's English departments, mad for poetry again." -"St. Petersburg Times"
"Dazzling. . . . Bursts with her ingenuity. . . . Brilliant insights . . . permeate the book. . . . Readers receive a marvelous education."
-"Rocky Mountain News"
"Paglia's vision is always fresh. . . . She makes a fascinating.