just to add to Anny Ballardini's comments about Henry Gould. he is producing a vast poem that incorporates extent with the particular, if that isn't too terribly expressed. the vastness of the local, perhaps. tho his manner differs, you can place his work in the company of Maximus, Cantos and, closer to his style, The Bridge. obsessive conjures negatively, so I will use the word focused to describe his artistic conception. I think I can learn from his work, tho the sort of formality he embraces is not in my wheelhouse. many critical judgments are fueled by supeficialities, like school dress codes but Henry's work should be read seriously as a contemporary indication, not as an irritant or footnote. the poetry buddy system is too safe.