The strongest pieces in this book [Samurai Song, Ode to Meaning, Abc & An Alphabet of My Dead, To Television, The Green Piano, Jersey Rain] are mostly formal poems which work magically because their author is able to overcome the limits of form. Which is to say that in these poems Pinsky is not just a craftsman of verse but a poet whose humanity speaks to us between the lines. He is no longer a slave to his rhymes - he makes the rhymes work for him and does so magnificently. It would not be an overstatement to claim that the pieces like "Green Piano," "Samurai Song," and "Jersey Rain" are among the best works of poetry published in a decade. Buy the book and figure it out for yourself. Green Piano shines with the joy of a good writing. Yes, you must definitely buy this book.