Starred Wire

1. Mlinko's debut collection, Matinees, received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and raves in Time Out New York, Rain Taxi, Jacket, and the Poetry Project Newsletter. One of the most talked about younger American poets, Mlinko's work was central to Utne's Sept./Oct. 2004 poetry feature and The Believer's May 2004 primer on enjoying contemporary poetry. 2. From Bob Holman, National Poetry Series judge: "The making of a Mlinko poem is nothing less than a new way of making a poem . . ."