Velocities New and Selected Poems 1966-1992 by Stephen Dobyns Paperback, 299 pages A collection of poetry draws from the poet's eight published volumes and includes several new poems For The Autumnal Equinox, A Poem As Chilling As The Fall Weather
Lighthead by Terrance Hayes Paperback, 95 pages A fourth collection by the author of Wind in a Box investigates through verse how humans construct experience and combines the loftiness of dreams and the reality of everyday life into poetry that is both dark and buoyant. Original. MacArthur Fellow Terrance Hayes: Poems Are Music, Language Our Instrument Word Power: The Year's Best Poetry
Faithful and Virtuous Night Poems by Louise Gluck Hardcover, 96 pages Get To Know The Finalists For The 2014 National Book Award The Ecstatic Blankness Of Poet Louise Glück
Gabriel A Poem by Edward Hirsch Hardcover, 78 pages This poignant volume was inspired by the author's son's tragic early death. It reflects on the young man's boisterous youth, his rebellious early adulthood and the author's experience of grief. A Poet On Losing His Son: 'Before You Heal, You Have To Mourn'
Prelude to Bruise by Saeed Jones Paperback, 64 pages Prelude to Bruise is a glittering and unsparing collection of poems centered around Boy, a black child negotiating gender, sexuality, desire and family in the American South. NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2014's Great Reads Brilliant, Unsparing 'Prelude' Will Leave A Bruise
Above the Dreamless Dead World War I in Poetry and Comics by Chris Duffy Hardcover, 144 pages Presents graphic novel adaptations of twenty works of trench poetry from World War I, including pieces from such poets as Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, Rudyard Kipling, and Isaac Rosenberg. Songs Of Innocence And Bitter Experience In 'Dreamless Dead'
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Hardcover, 703 pages Presents Whitman's classic collection celebrating himself and the American experience On July 4, A Celebration Of Walt Whitman's Irreverent Hymnal
Hustle by David Tomas Martinez Paperback, 95 pages A collection of poems details the Latino author's youth in San Diego, a time marked by car thefts, sex and shootings. David Tomas Martinez Turns Hustle In The Street To Poetry On The Page
Tape for the Turn of the Year A Poem by A. R. Ammons Paperback, SCOTUS On Cellphones And The Privacy Of Poetry
Ardency A Chronicle Of The Amistad Rebels by Kevin Young Paperback, 249 pages Summer Doldrums? These Nautical Reads Will Put Wind In Your Sails Summer Doldrums? These Nautical Reads Will Put Wind In Your Sails
Rhode Island Notebook by Gabriel Gudding Paperback, 436 pages Hitch A Ride! We've Got Road Trip Reads For Every Passenger Hitch A Ride! We've Got Road Trip Reads For Every Passenger
Patter by Douglas Kearney Paperback, 94 pages The poems in Patter re-imagine miscarriages as minstrel shows, magic tricks and comic strips. They set Darth Vader against Oedipus' dad in competition for "Father of the Year" and interrogate the poet's family's stint on reality TV. Painful Path To Fatherhood Inspires Poet's New Collection
Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems by James Baldwin and Nikky Finney Paperback, 94 pages A complete collection of published poems by the acclaimed writer of Notes of a Native Son includes six significant poems previously only available in limited editions and offers insight into his near-prophetic views on race, class, poverty and social orientation. Original. James Baldwin Reappeared Just When We Needed Him Most