--TalkingbridgesthestylisticgapbetweenDavidAntin’searlyexperimentalpoemsandthetalkpiecesforwhichheismostwell-known.Combiningonepoemwithtwoimprovisationsandhisfirstpublishedtalk-poem,Talkingisauniquebookthatcannotbeclassifiedassolelypoetry,fictionorcriticism.Infusingthelyricismofpoetrywiththecompellingpullofthespokenvoice,thiscollectionisatestamenttoDavidAntin’sreputationasoneofthemostinfluentialartistsofthecontemporaryera.
