Two-Way Mirror: A Poetry Notebook

1. One of the key poets of the Beat generation, Meltzer is very well-known and respected, and the author of more than 50 books of poetry and prose 2. Unpretentious, highly accessible guide to poetics that is as appropriate for high school as it is for MFA programs 3. Author is the recipient of the SF Bay Guardian's Lifetime Achievement Award 4. Includes black and white interior images gathered by Meltzer from thrift shop text books which, along with its colorful and packaging, gives it a flashy "McSweeney's" look. 5. With an afterword by the author, reexamining his thoughts 35 years later