The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly: Poems Collected and New

Thoroughly up to Denis Johnson's usual incredibly high standard. I believe we lost Denis Johnson this summer, a serious loss to literature. Multi talented, working both in short stories, novels, and oerry, as this collection is, Denis Johnson is a writer well worth reading, and this is an excellent collection of poetry.

I don't normally read a lot of poetry, but Denis Johnson is such a great writer, I wanted to try this one. I love his books Jesus' Son and Tree of Smoke and especially Train Dreams. I'm glad I bought this book. I read it in two sittings. The poem of the title is so strange and beautiful; I heard Johnson read it during an event at the Michener Center in Austin and it blew me away Johnson's poems tend to be very narrative; that is, they're not full of trickery and fancy figures of speech; they actually tell stories. And just like with his novels, his writing has this weird, druggy effect. It's often hallucinatory and creepy, but then he makes you laugh. This effect reminds me a lot of Jesse Sublett's writing -- he's also surealistic, dark and funny.

A little let down compared to his prose. Not as lyrical and less perceptive. More vague and abstract.

An important voice, exciting language, one of my absolute favorites. Read this book and Jesus' Son, you will not be disappointed!

Dennis Johnson is one of the finest writer/journalist I have ever read. He has been affecting my reading palate for the last 20 years.

I love Denis Johnson. I'm not going to ramble on about some thesis of why this book is great. If you like Denis Johnson's work, you will enjoy this collection, because it's all of it! :)

Excellent collection. Johnson is as wonderful a poet as he is a novelist. One of the greatest writers of his generation.

A MIXED BAG; A FEW GEMS, MANY STITCHED-TOGETHER PROSE WHICH GO EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE. DJ IS BETTERWITH HIS FICTION.