New and Selected Poems: 1956-1996.

Free Inquiry, June, 1997 by Boston, Rob

The University of Arkansas Press has done the humanist community a great service by publishing Philip Appleman's New and Selected Poems, 1956-1996. Appleman is an avowedly nontheistic poet who does not hesitate to explore humanist themes in this work. His poems are alternately touching, hilarious, and angry - and they never fail to be thought-provoking.

This new volume survey's Appleman's distinguished 40-year career as a poet. Included are some of the best works from Appleman's six volumes of poetry, all of which are unfortunately now out of print. Given the limited market for serious poetry in the United States, humanists are advised to get their hands on this new book now.

Appleman's 1991 collection, Let There Be Light, was a humanist tour de force,...

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