Under Albany

"Ron Silliman's latest book, Under Albany (Salt Publishing, 2004), is a brilliant series of autobiographical, deep background vignettes that explicate - no, enrich each of the 100 sentences of his 1981 poem "Albany." It is detailed, moving, exasperating, romantic, heartfelt and delicious. For anyone interested in recent literary history and leftist politics, this is a must read."—Tom Beckett, Unprotected Texts 

"Under Albany shows us that "Albany," a representative of Silliman's characteristically language-centered work, is not a product of random language, chance operation, or chaos, a charge often directed at writing like this. Rather, it is a profoundly complex exploration of the mind and emotion that is directly connected to the world and experience from which it emerges."—Mark Tursi, Rain Taxi