"I adore [Caples’] prescription to read widely and even perversely; and his breezy style is engaging." —Don Share"Caples’ discussions are careful, nuanced, personal, and opinionated." —Steven Fama"Caples is part of a younger generation of writers reinvigorating contemporary poetry by combining modernist and Language-poetic verbal angularity with the sheer enthusiasm and lustiness of adolescence." —Publishers Weekly"Caples supplies us with a full aesthetic meal, with alarming images right out of the French Surrealists. He also means what he says; regardless of any implications to the contrary, Caples is writing out of emotion, even well-done sentiment." —Rain TaxiFrom "Theory on Retrievals":The concept of the poet-critic has always been a compelling one to me; it's hard not to admire 19th century French poets like Gautier, writing elegant prose in newspapers on topics the general public was more interested in reading about than it was in reading his poetry.
