Near/miss body What if your biggest risk

What if your biggest risk in life is playing it safe

and opera pits around the globe

And despite the constant threat of danger

Narrated by a wise old grasshopper

all in the name of Christ

Near/miss body What if your biggest riskPraised in recent years as a calculating, improvisatory, essential poet by Daisy Fried in the New York Times, and as the foremost poet critic of our time by Craig Dworkin, Charles Bernstein is a leading voice in American poetry. Near Miss, Bernsteins first poetry collection in five years, is the apotheosis of his late style, thick with off center rhythms, hilarious riffs, and verbal extravagance. This collections title highlights poetrys ability to