<P> "Concretely, the measure of the poem is the measure of its rhythms, the qualitative aura of its language, its way of carrying its content. But Boughn also takes the measure of measure itself. To measure the measure is to accept the responsibility for the specific values of the poem’s concern—both the values in the poetics practiced in the work and the values expressed by its content. The poet stands at the site where originary value configures itself and colors its world." </P><P> --Charles Stein, from Introduction </P>

<P> "Concretely, the measure of the poem is the measure of its rhythms, the qualitative aura of its language, its way of carrying its content. But Boughn also takes the measure of measure itself. To measure the measure is to accept the responsibility for the specific values of the poem’s concern—both the values in the poetics practiced in the work and the values expressed by its content. The poet stands at the site where originary value configures itself and colors its world." </P><P> --Charles Stein, from Introduction </P>