Who Touches This

Gritty and tender, lyrical and raw, Robert Hazel’s poetry illuminates the mystical in the commonplace, the sacred body in the exploited flesh, the human voice nearly lost in the racket of our machines. His vision of America’s life never flinches, it never loses faith, and it stays true to this day. "Robert Hazel has written poems that stand, not only apart, but high and alone.” —Wendell Berry "Instead of polishing the shoes of the American dream or shrieking at it, Hazel is rude to it. He dislikes the usual clean-shaven version of American history…. Hazel is something independent—a voice strong and unpleasant." —Robert Bly "There is no poet of his generation to whom more has been given." —Allen Tate