poetry

A collection of poems that encourages kids to affirm the positive in themselves and their lives.

A preeminent voice in contemporary literature, Major Jackson offers steady miracles of vision and celebrations of language in rapturous, sophisticated poems. Razzle Dazzle traces the evolution of Jackson's transformative imagination and fierce music through five acclaimed volumes: his Cave Canem Poetry Prize-winning debut, Leaving Saturn (2002), which captures the spirit of resilience in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of the poet's youth; Hoops (2006), which finds transcendence in the solemn marvels of ordinary lives; Holding Company (2010), which shifts away from narrative to explore the seductive force of art, literature, and music; Roll Deep (2015), which addresses human intimacy, war, and the spirit of aesthetic travel; and his vulnerable, philosophical latest, The Absurd Man (2020).

From migrations to pop culture, loss to la derive, Life in a Country Album is a soundtrack of the global cultural landscape-- borders and citizenship, hybrid identities and home, freedom and pleasure. It is a vast and moving look at the world, at what home means, and the ways we coexist in an increasingly divided world. These poems are about the dialects of the heart-- those we are incapable of parting from, and those that are largely forgotten.

A collection of poems by American poet, Eileen Myles.

Collects poems chosen by the editors as the best of the past year, featuring works by A.R. Ammons, Terrance Hayes, Sharon Olds, and others.

"Major Jackson savors the complexity between perception and reality, the body and desire, accountability and judgment. Inspired by the philosophy of Albert Camus, Major Jackson's fifth volume subtly configures the poet as 'absurd hero,' and plunges headfirst into a search for stable ground in an unstable world . . . [pondering] creation in the face of meaninglessness"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of poems that celebrates the power of writing.

"With signature passion and agility, Hacker draws from French, Arabic, and English to probe the role of language in identity and revolution. Amid conversations in smoky cafes, personal mourning, and political turmoil, she traces the lines between exiles and expats, immigrants and refugees. A series of "Montpeyroux Sonnets" bookends the volume, cataloguing months in 2021 and 2022 in which the poet observes a village "in pandemic mode" and reflects on her own aging"--Provided by publisher.

The well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.

In her collection of poems, Olga Gonzalez shares her pain, her healing process, and her learning. A song to love and broken hearts, but also to the strength we have within us to overcome difficult moments and emerge stronger than ever.