The Anthologist

If you love poetry you will love this book, in which the narrator is experiencing writer's block and unable to get his intro written that he owes for the poetry anthology he's compiled. Instead of writing the intro he spends time bemoaning the fact his girlfriend, frustrated at his procrastination, has moved out, and getting distracted by anything and everything else that he can find. In the meantime, he gives us a great overview of the rhythm of poetry, insights into various poets, and more. The writing is beautiful though, to be honest, I got a little bored toward the end (in part because I don't read poetry often so all the emphasis on poets/poetry got to be a little much), hence the 3-star rating despite a very interesting first half and great writing throughout.