Description: Among younger poets, few have achieved critical renown as substantial as Leonard Schwartz has. Words Before the Articulate introduces his work to a larger public. It is an exceptionally important book. Known for the depth and integrity of his intelligence and philosophical concerns, Schwartz has become for many one of the most closely watched poets of his generation. His work, grounded in gnostic poetics, is seen as a principal alternative to the linguistic and political pre-occupations of older avant-garde writers. Until now, most of Schwartz's work has been available principally in limited editions from small literary publishers; Schwartz is the principal editor of Primary Trouble: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry, received by Publisher's Weekly as "a ground-breaking, even electrifying compendium of avant-garde American poetry".

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