Poetry

In his innovative and urgent first collection, British Jamaican poet Raymond Antrobus reflects on finding his place in poetry as a deaf person.

In his innovative and urgent first collection, British Jamaican poet Raymond Antrobus reflects on finding his place in poetry as a deaf person.

Writing in a refreshingly defiant voice, Yemeni American poet Threa Almontaser offers a razor-sharp interrogation of home, gender and cultural norms.

Writing in a refreshingly defiant voice, Yemeni American poet Threa Almontaser offers a razor-sharp interrogation of home, gender and cultural norms.

Poetry is best read aloud, so this audiobook is the ideal format for this collection. It’ll take you from laughter to outrage to hope.

Poetry is best read aloud, so this audiobook is the ideal format for this collection. It’ll take you from laughter to outrage to hope.

This anthology gathers known and beloved voices and places them in conversation, as each poem adds adds a new dimension to the experience of growing older.

This anthology gathers known and beloved voices and places them in conversation, as each poem adds adds a new dimension to the experience of growing older.

Make Me Rain is a marvel of scale—global and local, private and political—as Nikki Giovanni invites us into her thoughts and experiences.

Make Me Rain is a marvel of scale—global and local, private and political—as Nikki Giovanni invites us into her thoughts and experiences.

For a reader wanting to escape, to fly while grounded, this book is a map that offers surprise and delight.

For a reader wanting to escape, to fly while grounded, this book is a map that offers surprise and delight.

This is a decidedly heartfelt volume. Should you find yourself unable to go outside, cozying up with The Lost Spells is the next best thing.

This is a decidedly heartfelt volume. Should you find yourself unable to go outside, cozying up with The Lost Spells is the next best thing.

The works collected here provide an excellent entry point into Audre Lorde’s wide-ranging yet particular concerns and capture her singular literary voice.

The works collected here provide an excellent entry point into Audre Lorde’s wide-ranging yet particular concerns and capture her singular literary voice.

Jane Hirshfield’s ability to distill a single image with vodka clarity is on full display in her ninth collection.

Jane Hirshfield’s ability to distill a single image with vodka clarity is on full display in her ninth collection.

Inspired by a museum exhibition of ingested objects, these poems explore dynamics of ownership, objectification and personal history.

Inspired by a museum exhibition of ingested objects, these poems explore dynamics of ownership, objectification and personal history.

These poems teeter in the space between inhale and exhale, bidding the reader to continue.

These poems teeter in the space between inhale and exhale, bidding the reader to continue.

Some works of art can simultaneously break and build up your heart, a marbling of devastation and hope. This collection offers such an experience.

Some works of art can simultaneously break and build up your heart, a marbling of devastation and hope. This collection offers such an experience.

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