A Poet Laureate For Our Times?

“It would be invidious to suggest that Louise Glück, who last week replaced Billy Collins in the office down Library of Congress way, is the finer poet; better noted is how much more thoroughly she fits the moment. History gets the poets it deserves, and though Ms. Glück isn’t as grim as the newspapers of late, nor as rapaciously bellicose as the administration, she’s no good-time guy. Her poetry is no stranger to difficulty, and has shadows aplenty.”