A selective list of online literary criticism for poet Michael Palmer, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Pages
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Burt, Stephen. A review of Palmer's At Passages (New Directions), "Michael Palmer is hard to read and worth it." Boston Review April/May 1996
Lorberer, Eric. A review of The Lion Bridge: Selected Poems 1972-1995, by Michael Palmer. Rain Taxi, Vol 3, no. 3
Nikolayev, Philip. A review of Michael Palmer's The Promises of Glass. (New Directions, 2000). Jacket Magazine #16 (March 2002); Another review, by Ramez Qureshi, in Jacket Magazine #18 (Aug. 2002)
O'Brien, Geoffrey G. A review of Palmer's Company of Moths (New Directions). "Palmer is a writer's writer to writers, and here he continues his dedication to dedications, directing many poems toward an international circle of writers." In Boston Review, Jan/Feb 2006
Zawacki, Andrew. A review of Michael Palmer's The Promises of Glass. The Boston Review, April/May 2001
An introduction to Michael Palmer, plus excerpts of reputable critical discussions of some poems, from the Modern American Poetry Site (Univ. of Illinois)
A brief intro to Michael Palmer at the Dia Center for the Arts
A very brief introduction to Michael Palmer from the Academy of American Poets
(removed) In the Poets on Poetry teaching series, Michael Palmer discusses writing and poetry in light of September 11, and the place of the lyric in a time of political and spiritual terror
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