Minding the Darkness: A Poem for the Year 2000

The final volume of Peter Dale Scott's trilogy, Minding the Darkness, delivers a powerful conclusion to his epic poem that intricately weaves political and personal themes. With its hypnotic style, the work features vivid imagery, a Poundian collage structure, and tightly crafted three-line stanzas. Critics have hailed it as one of the most significant long poems published by New Directions, drawing comparisons to the works of Robert Duncan and William Carlos Williams. This volume encapsulates the unique and challenging nature of Scott's literary vision.