SOURCE: "Probable Reason, Possible Joy," in The Kenyon Review, Vol. 14, No. 1, Winter, 1992, pp. 152-57.
In the following excerpt, Baker reviews Jordan's Naming Our Destiny: New and Selected Poems in the context of contemporary American poetry, pointing out what he perceives as the strengths and weaknesses of Jordan's work.
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