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The last usable hour The last usable hour Landau, Deborah Ph.D. ""Hooray for a writer who can weave presence and absence, longing and loss of longing, into a tapestry of language as rich, honest, and compelling as this."-Naomi Shihab Nye"Landau registers the inte… OL16213922W
On the spectrum of possible deaths On the spectrum of possible deaths Lucia Maria Perillo ""Perillo's poetic persona is funny, tough, bold, smart, and righteous. A spellbinding storyteller and a poet who makes the demands of the form seem as natural as a handshake, she pulls readers into … OL16451312W
Adultolescence Adultolescence Gabbie Hanna 248 pages : 22 cm OL19635513W
Dog Songs Dog Songs Nieves García Prados,Mary Oliver "Beloved by her readers, special to the poet's own heart, Mary Oliver's dog poems offer a special window into her world. Dog Songs collects some of the most cherished poems together with new works, o… OL19668355W
Some say Some say Maureen N. McLane "A dazzling collection of poems exploring the mental landscape of our moment"-- OL19714612W
Calling a wolf a wolf Calling a wolf a wolf Kaveh Akbar "'The struggle from late youth on, with and without God, agony, narcotics and love is a torment rarely recorded with such sustained eloquence and passion as you will find in this collection.' -Fanny … OL19715207W
Half-light Half-light Frank Bidart Gathered together, the poems of Frank Bidart perform one of the most remarkable transmutations of the body into language in contemporary literature. His pages represent the human voice in all its ext… OL19718808W
Drafts, fragments, and poems Drafts, fragments, and poems Murray, Joan "The first appearance of this award-winning writer's work since the 1940s, this collection, which includes an introduction by John Ashbery, restores Joan Murray's striking poetry to its originally in… OL19733996W
New and selected poems New and selected poems David Lehman "Drawing from a wealth of material produced over the course of more than forty years, David Lehman's New and Selected Poems displays the remarkable range of his poetic genius. A gathering of stunning… OL19974384W
Hum Hum Jamaal May "In May's debut collection, the human body is machine, manufactured in the motor city, alive with the urban sounds and beats. Poems buzz and purr like well-oiled chassis. Grit and trial and song thru… OL19974385W
The wish book The wish book Alex Lemon "In his first collection since Fancy Beasts, a book that "slice[d] straight through nerve and marrow on its way to the heart and mind of the matter" (Tracy K. Smith), Alex Lemon dazzles us again with… OL19976339W
Its day being gone Its day being gone Rose McLarney "Selected as a winner of the National Poetry Series by Robert Wrigley Rose McLarney has won acclaim for image-rich poems that explore her native southern Appalachia and those who love and live and lo… OL19984298W
The Poetry deal The Poetry deal Diane di Prima "The Poetry Deal shines with eros and kindness and the reality of inspiration. No American or Anarchist voice or soul-building heart has ever been more clear. The pages are fierce with love and gener… OL19985970W
The heart is strange The heart is strange John Berryman "A lively sampling from the work of one of the most celebrated and daring poets of the twentieth century John Berryman was perhaps the most idiosyncratic American poet of the twentieth century. Best … OL19989686W
The essential Ginsberg The essential Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg "A collection of essential poems, essays, letters, songs, and photographs which aims to introduce new readers to the scope of Allen Ginsberg's work in its prolific and profound diversity"-- OL20000689W
Excerpts from a secret prophecy Excerpts from a secret prophecy Joanna Klink "New work from an awardwinning poet Joanna Klink has won acclaim for poetry of bracing emotional intensity. Of her most recent book, Raptus, Carolyn Forche; has written that she is "a genuine poet, a… OL20005195W
Last train to the missing planet Last train to the missing planet Kim Dower "Acclaimed for combining the accessible and profound, Kim Dower's poetry has been described by The Los Angeles Times as "Sensual and evocative...seamlessly combining humor and heartache, " and by O M… OL20032298W
Dated emcees Dated emcees Chinaka Hodge "Chinaka Hodge came of age along with hip-hop-and its influence on her suitors became inextricable from their personal interactions. Form blends with content as she examines her love life through the… OL20033611W
Collected poems Collected poems Marie Ponsot "At last, the stunning life work of this beloved, prize-winning poet will be gathered in one volume, covering sixty years of poetry, from 1956 to 2016. Born in 1921, Marie Ponsot began her career in … OL20038045W
Found anew Found anew Ray McManus,R. Mac Jones "Found Anew is an anthology of new poetry and prose from writers with strong ties to the Palmetto State that creatively engages with historical photographs found in the digital collections of the Uni… OL22318024W
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