Working with Michael was an ideal collaborative experience. He had an astonishing command of poetry and sensitivity to its powers; he traced those Bloomian ‘roads between poems’ with erudition and eloquence. When editing collections of essays, not only would Michael work hard to choose the right contributors for each topic, but he would also edit each critic’s work with a careful eye to draw out the very best in their writing. To work with Michael was to learn to be a better writer, editor, and scholar by virtue of his example.

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迈克尔·奥尼尔，1953-2018

与迈克尔一起工作是一次理想的协作体验。他对诗歌有着惊人的掌控力，对诗歌的力量非常敏感。他以博学和雄辩描绘了布卢姆式的“诗歌之间的道路”。在编辑散文集时，迈克尔不仅会努力为每个主题选择合适的撰稿人，而且还会仔细编辑每个评论家的作品，以在他们的作品中脱颖而出。与迈克尔一起工作是为了通过他的榜样学习成为更好的作家、编辑和学者。