Near/missPraised in recent years as a calculating, improvisatory, essential poet by Daisy Fried in the New York Times, and as the foremost poet critic of our time by Craig Dworkin, Charles Bernstein is a leading voice in American poetry. Near Miss, Bernsteins first poetry collection in five years, is the apotheosis of his late style, thick with off center rhythms, hilarious riffs, and verbal extravagance. This collections title highlights poetrys ability to