In 1935, T.S. Eliot wrote that Marianne Moore s poems form part of the small body of durable poetry written in our time. In this comprehensive critical study of the American poet Marianne Moore (1887-1972) and her work, Erickson amply justifies Eliot s praise, demonstrating the poet s ability to combine close observation with a worldview presentation that is at once intuitive, kaleidoscopic, and optimistic. Unfortunately, over the years the excellence and originality of Moore s work has been overshadowed by its apparent inscrutability. Erickson examines the work of Marianne Moore in...