Description: Renowned for his translations of Ovid's Metamorphoses and the poems of Catullus, Martin brings the perspective of history to bear on the stuff of contemporary life.
Brief description: Charles Martin (Syracuse, NY) is the Pushcart Prize-winning author of seven books of poetry, most recently Future Perfect. His verse translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses received the 2004 Harold Morton Landon Award from the Academy of American Poets.
Review Quotes: 'After 9/11' is alone worth the price of the book and will repay many readings, but all the poems share important virtues. They're sonically pleasing and rich in allusion, but they're also direct. Here there are no cryptic, difficult poems on the attack. Nothing here is pointless, and much is beautiful. All works toward a fruitful clarity and invites us to think hard about what bones we and Martin have built on.
--Maryann Corbett, Contemporary Poetry Review