May 30, 1986 (vol. 96, iss. 4) • Page Image 9
…BOOKS The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 30, 1986-- Page 9 Desertromance The Book of Nods Jim Carroll 172 pages Penguin Books $7.95 Before entering the world of Jim Carroll's poetry, it is critical to leave one thing - expectation - behind. Following on the trail of the French symbolists, Carroll evidently shares Rimbaud's belief that "the poet makes himself a seer by a long, im- mense, and reasoned derangement of all the senses." The Book of...…