Jesse Millner: A Reading From Memory’s Blue Sedan
At a time in which many poems feel like sophisticated parlor games, Memory’s Blue Sedan by Jesse Millner brings us back to the ground, the
John Murillo: A Reading From Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry
John Murillo’s second book, Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry, is a reflective look at the legacy of institutional, accepted violence against Blacks and Latinos, and the personal
Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution
With a powerful and poignant introduction from Julia Alvarez, Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution, edited by Mark Eisner and Tina Escaja, is an extraordinary
2019 National Poetry Series Winners
Special introduction by Daniel Halpern, founder of HarperCollins imprint Ecco and the National Poetry Series. The National Poetry Series was established in 1978 to recognize and
Un Poeta Laureado de EE. UU. en Conversación
In Every Day We Get More Illegal, a collection of poems written during and immediately after two years on the road as United States Poet
Jen Karetnick: A Reading From The Burning Where Breath Used to Be
The Burning Where Breath Used to Be by Jen Karetnick is an all-consuming trek through a distinct sensibility – nothing escapes its notice, and nothing
Kazim Ali: A Reading From The Voice of Sheila Chandra
Titled for the influential singer left almost voiceless by a terrible syndrome, the poems in Kazim Ali’s The Voice of Sheila Chandra bring sweet melodies
Black Futurity: A Magnificent Anthem
Homie: Poems is Danez Smith’s magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smith’s close friends, this book
2019 National Poetry Series Winners
Special introduction by Daniel Halpern, founder of HarperCollins imprint Ecco and the National Poetry Series. The National Poetry Series was established in 1978 to recognize and
Un Poeta Laureado de EE. UU. en Conversación
Billy Collins’ new collection, Whale Day and Other Poems, brings together more than fifty poems and showcases his deft mixing of the playful and the
Jorie Graham: A Reading From Runaway: New Poems
In her formidable and clairvoyant new collection Runaway, Jorie Graham deepens her vision of our futurity. What of us will survive? Identity may be precarious,
A Sinking Ship is Still a Ship
In Ariel Francisco’s Miami, invasive lionfish are sympathetic creatures, the beach succumbs to sea-level rise, and “305 till I die” is a cry for help.