When, back in the early 1970s, when Harold Bloom published his essay on "The Sorrows of Jewish American Poetry," a spate of letters protested that the Yale professor had underrated various contenders. Here is what Leon Slonim of Toronto wrote:
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Were it not for the fact that A. M. Klein comes from supposedly provincial Canada, he would long ago have received the recognition he deserves, as “the most distinguished Jewish poet writing in English in this century.”
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Having read and loved some of Klein's poems, I am eager to read more and to learn more about this Montreal-based poet. Readers in the know, please respond. -- DL
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