Robert Polito

Robert Polito is a poet, essayist, and critic whose works include Hollywood & God and Doubles. Additionally, his critical works include A Reader’s Guide to James Merrill’s The Changing Light at Sandover and At the Titan’s Breakfast: Three Essays on Byron’s Poetry. Polito has served as president of the Poetry Foundation and hosts a radio show aimed at showcasing emerging poets called PoetryNow.

After the Flood

Robert Polito
Savage Art

Savage Art

Robert Polito

Author Contributions

The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and Selected Stories The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest

The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest

Dashiell Hammett; Introduction by Robert Polito