“...rich, dense poems… a rare music of language and imagery, and a striking sense of necessity and controlled passion…”             —Reginald Shepherd "...a rage that refuses to settle for stunned silence… a fierce clarity and a new kind of tenderness, earned and believable."             —Franz Wright “This is the best thing I have read on the state of contemporary poetry.”             —Ellen Dudley, Editor, The Marlboro Review “The best, most incisive poetry critic in the country. Marvelous. Brilliant.”             –- Jared Carter “Brava. I appreciate your protest against the reification and gollygee..”             —R.T. Smith, Editor, Shenandoah "With its suggestion of intimacy, efficiency, and eradication, the title of Houlihan’s first book perfectly suits its essays, which maintain a convivial tone as they assault without mercy a diverse assemblage of current poetries, poets, and publication practices."             —Boston Review, Summer, 2004 "Joan Houlihan's creepily titled Hand-Held Executions gracefully navigates not only the border between form and free verse but the rarely charted waters between poetry and criticism."             —Parnassus: Poetry in Review, Spring, 2005 (read more..) "In a poetry scene where traditional aesthetics clash with the postmodern need for free play, Joan Houlihan's defintion of good poetry takes us aback..."             —American Book Review, May/June, 2005 (read more..)

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