This book presents a definitive selection of theópoetry that Paul Violi (1944-2011) published in his lifetime, asóselected by his friends and colleagues, Charles North and TonyóTowle. Violi is often associated with the second generation'óof the New York school of poetry. However, his gift for theótransformation of unpromising material - TV listings, the callóof a horse race, a book index, a police blotter - into comicótours de force is unique. The breadth of Violi's sensibility is second to none and this collection should establish his place in American poetry.'