Portrait and Dream

Known for his art criticism, as the editor of Frank O'Hara's In Memory of My Feelings, and for his collaborative work with artists like Alex Katz and Philip Guston. Bill Berkson is well-loved by a wide swath of the arts community and this collection is eagerly anticipated. The definitive work from the most overlooked member of the New York School, this should finally place Bill Berkson next to John Ashbery and Ron Padgett in reader's minds. It will also be an eye-opener for fans of the more language-oriented West Coast poetics pioneered by poets like Ron Silliman and Lyn Hejinian