A review by aristosakaion
Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions by Maggie Nelson

in truth i've only read the first part and i'll get to the second part after i brush up on the poets involved there, but i absolutely love frank o hara, gertrude stein, and joan mitchell and adore maggie nelson's writing. so when i discovered a book about frank o hara, stein, and mitchell was written by nelson i went a little nuts. nelson's academic and critical voice is sharp and succinct and sometimes goes on too long for my liking. seeing her invoke barbara guest and sylvia plath, too, comparing their poetics in lieu of the rise of women poets in america during the 20th century was so insightful to read.