For Joy Harjo, “history is / everywhere,” and the past is always present. Her vision and versatility are on full display in this majestic retrospective.
Through poems that probe the often painful connections between past and present Rio Cortez finds new ways of moving forward.
Sharon Olds surveys the world and, through the filter of her poems, renews it for the reader.
To flustered mothers, the internet-weary and anyone bewildered by contemporary life, Kate Baer’s collection will be a balm.
Akwaeke Emezi shifts effortlessly into the mode of poet, exploring spirituality and loss in ways that feel fertile and new.
Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Dennis holds out hope that we can be better humans, and the sentiment makes Earthborn a uniquely comforting volume.
Indelible imagery and notes of defiance make Warsan Shire’s first full-length poetry collection a triumphant reclamation of female identity.
Nicky Beer’s formal shape-shifting and penchant for performance make her third poetry collection magnetic.
In his second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong remembers his late mother, chronicles the search for connection and reveals a gradual emergence into true selfhood.
Tracy K. Smith writes poems of possibility that consider the past while looking for a way forward.
Maggie Smith captures the wonder and bewilderment that come with being human. She’s excellent company for readers in need of connection.
Beloved, acclaimed poet Yusef Komunyakaa’s majestic yet deeply human poems make this a collection to savor.
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