New Directions is a reviewer’s nightmare; it’s enough punis… - Randall Jarrell

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New Directions is a reviewer’s nightmare; it’s enough punishment to read it all, without writing about it too.

Randall Jarrell

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Randall Jarrell (6 May 1914 – 15 October 1965) was an American poet, novelist, critic, children's book author and essayist.

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New Directions is a reviewer’s nightmare; it’s enough punishment to read it all, without writing about it too. - Randall Jarrell

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