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A Call in the Midst of the Crowd, a collection of poems by Alfred Corn, first published by Penguin in 1978. After a series of opening lyrics, comes the title poem, an autobiographical sequence in four parts, following the seasons during a year in New York. Interspersed among the poems are prose excerpts about the geology, history, structure, and fine arts of the city. Literary comments drawn from

authors including Whitman, James, Wharton, Stevens, Crane, Lorca. Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, and Frank O'Hara. In the appendix to his book "The Western Canon" Harold Bloom placed this volume on his list of twentieth century works that he regards as candidates to be included in the permanent canon of modern Western poetry. Four Seasons Press is proud to publish old books in ebook form for today's readers. Such is our mission.