Broken Land: Poems of BrooklynBrooklyn, crouching forever in the shadow of Manhattan, is perhaps best known for a certain bridge or for the world renowned tackiness of Coney Island. When it comes to literary history, Brooklyn can also seem dwarfed by its sister borough until you take a closer look. As unlikely as it may sound, for more than two centuries Brooklyn has inspired poets and poetry. Although there are plenty of poetry anthologies devoted to specific regions of the