Parts of a World: Recent Books by Sherod Santos, Albert Goldbarth, Alice Fulton, and Ed Roberson.

The article explores the nature of lyric poetry and its relationship to the concept of "world," examining how emotions, personal disciplines, and poetic voice contribute to defining and interacting with the world. It delves into the distinct characteristics of world-poets who write discrete lyric poems, resisting the epic genre while capturing the essence of the world and acknowledging the limitations in representing its vastness.