Justice, Donald Rodney

From inside flap: What if history had taken a different path, made a detour, and deviated just a little bit from the road it chose? Here, Harry Turtledove explores such "what ifs" in twenty alternate-history stories ranging from ancient times to the far, far-different future. Persia has conquered Greece; Athens is in ruins. Yet even under Persia's rule, the power of the people can never be completely broken. . . A werewolf boy tears through Cologne's medieval stretts in search of sanctuary from the angry mob. But who will shelter a creature so hated and feared? A student from the far-off future sets off on a field trip to study Genghis Khan -- and finds him in the twentieth century? And many more! "He's one of the finest explorers of alternate histories ever." -- Locus

Donald Justice's work has received acclaim from nearly all of his fellow poets and peers. This book of critical prose - only the second by this Pulitzer Prize-winner - collects fourteen essays which examine such diverse topics as obscurity, sincerity, memory, meter and free verse. Providing counterpoint to the critical discussions are homages to past masters Yvor Winters, William Carlos Williams, Weldon Kees, and Philip Larkin. Oblivion closes with generous excerpts from two of Justice's notebooks, providing a rate glimpse into his creative process.