The preeminent poet-critic of his generation.--Kirkus Reviews William Logan is the best practical critic around.--Christian Wiman, Poetry William Logan has been called "the most hated man in American poetry" and the most dangerous poetry critic since Randall Jarrell. Desperate Measures continues the critical fevers of Reputations of the Tongue (UPF, 1999), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award in criticism. Beginning with an exploration...