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Poetry

Last Updated: August 30, 2024

The Invention of the Darling by Li-Young Lee

Acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee offers a revelatory volume of ecstatic poems that search out divine voices in the silences of life, love, and death

A Year of Last Things by Michael Ondaatje

A Year of Last Things
by Michael Ondaatje

In pieces that are sometimes wittily funny, moving, and always wise, we journey back through time by way of alchemical leaps, unearthing writings by revered masters, moments of shared tenderness, and abandoned landscapes we hold onto to rediscover the influence of every border crossed.

Wild Grace by Chelan Harkin

Wild Grace
by Chelan Harkin

Chelan Harkin uses ecstatic poetry to redefine our relationship with the divine. She targets a tipping point happening in the souls of many that shifts a conceptual relationship with God into a genuine, direct, and satisfying experience. These are visions of the present, speaking into the future. They are openings of the heart and awe-filled possibilities for a life of honesty and jo.

This is the Honey by Kwame Alexander

This is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets
edited with an introduction by Kwame Alexander

In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout. Featuring work from well-loved poets such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Warsan Shire, Ross Gay, Tracy K. Smith, Terrance Hayes, Morgan Parker, and Nikki Giovanni, This Is the Honey is a rich and abundant offering of language from the poets giving voice to generations of resilient joy.

Latino Poetry: the Library of America Anthology edited by Rigoberto González

Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology
edited by Rigoberto González

There are a brilliant array of contemporary voices here as well, spinning out the tapestry of Latino poetry in daring new directions. Taking the measure of this current renaissance, the anthology culminates with the most comprehensive survey of twenty-first century Latino poetry yet published. Featured poets include: Jose Marti, Julia de Burgos, Sandra Cisneros, Pedro Pietri, Juan Felipe Herrera, Jaime Manrique, Javier Zamora, Aracelis Girmay, Natalie Diaz, and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon.