Quiet Armor, the third full-length collection from poet Stevie Edwards, examines how capitalism and patriarchy impact romantic relationships and, more broadly, intimacy.
In his debut collection, Portrait of Us Burning, Sebastián H. Páramo explores how his Texan, working-class, Mexican American identity shapes his relationship to his stepbrother and to his family’s burning desire to become American.
Quinn Carver Johnson’s debut collection, The Perfect Bastard, follows its titular protagonist, a nonbinary and queer professional wrestler, as they try to balance staying true to their identity and achieving their dream.
In her third poetry collection, Loner Forensics, Thea Brown dreams up and dissects a city beset by unexplained disappearances, roving silences, and climate collapse.
A vital breath of life arrives in American poetry with Synthetic Jungle, the latest from award-winning poet Michael Chang. At once hilarious and scathing, Synthetic Jungle effortlessly bashes convention while rebuilding the language we use to communicate our fears and joys.
Contributions by Julia Alvarez, Doug Anderson, Naomi Ayala, Benjamin Balthaser, Sean Bates, Jan Beatty, Tara Betts, Richard Blanco, Rafael Campo, Cyrus Cassells, Hayan Charara, Chen Chen, Brian Clements, Jim Daniels, Kwame Dawes, Chard deNiord, Cynthia Dewi Oka, Dante DiStefano, Kathy Engle, George Evans, Tarfia Faizullah, Carolyn Forché, Denice Frohman, Danielle Legros Georges, Aracelis Girmay, Ruth Goring, Adam Grabowski, Laurie Anne Guerrero, Sam Hamill, Samuel Hazo, Juan Felipe Herrera, Jane Hirshfield, Everett Hoagland, Lawrence Joseph, Yusef Komunyakaa, Dorianne Laux, Paul Mariani, Demetria Martínez, Paul Martínez Pompa, Julio Marzán, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Marty McConnell, Leslie McGrath, Richard Michelson, E. Ethelbert Miller, Kamilah Aisha Moon, David Mura, John Murillo, Maria Nazos, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alicia Suskin Ostriker, Willie Perdomo, Emmy Peréz, Marge Piercy, Sasha Pimentel, Robert Pinsky, Gabriel Ramírez, Luivette Resto, Peggy Robles-Alvarado, Luis J. Rodriguez, William Pitt Root, Patrick Rosal, Joseph Ross, Nicholas Samaras, Ruth Irupé Sanabria, Lauren Schmidt, Tim Seibles, Katherine DiBella Seluja, Don Share, Patricia Smith, Gary Soto, Mark Turcotte, Brian Turner, Chase Twichell, Pamela Uschuk, Elisabet Velasquez, Richard Villar, Ocean Vuong, George Wallace, Afaa M. Weaver, Eleanor Wilner, Daisy Zamora, Danez Smith, Elizabeth Alexander, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Brenda Marie Osbey, Donald Hall, Bruce Weigl, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, torrin a. greathouse and Adrian Louis
This is an anthology of poems in the Age of Trump—and much more than Trump. These are poems that either embody or express a sense of empathy or outrage, both prior to and following his election,...
In Filthy Labors, Lauren Marie Schmidt draws on personal observations from her position as a poetry teacher at a shelter for homeless mothers, as well as her own roles as daughter and sister...
2006 Independent Publisher Book Award for Story Teller of the Year In this updated edition of Ana Castillo’s celebrated novel in verse, featuring a new introduction by Poet...
Raúl Zurita has long been recognized as one of the most important poetic voices in the Americas. His compelling rhythms combine epic and lyric tones, public and most intimate themes, grief and joy. This bilingual volume of selected works is the first of its kind in any language, representing the remarkable range of this extraordinary poet. Zurita's work confronts the cataclysm of the Pinochet coup with a powerful urgency matched by his remarkable craftsmanship and imaginative vision. In his attempt to address the atrocities that indelibly mark Chile
