Poetry Public
Created and curated by Josh Simmons
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Blood Dazzler by Patricia Smith
In minute-by-minute detail, Patricia Smith tracks Hurricane Katrina as it transforms into a full-blown mistress of destruction. From August 23, …
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Wicked World! by Benjamin Zephaniah
A cool and happening collection of poems from the inimitable Benjamin Zephaniah Welcome to the wild and wicked words of …
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Crush (Yale Series of Younger Poets) (The Yale series of younger poets ;)
Richard Siken's Crush, selected as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, is a powerful collection of …
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Don't Call Us Dead: Poems by Danez Smith
Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don't Call Us …
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The Kissing of Kissing by Hannah Emerson
In this remarkable debut, which marks the beginning of Multiverse--a literary series written and curated by the neurodivergent--Hannah Emerson's poems …
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A bighearted selection from the inimitable Australian poet's diverse ten-book body of work
Les Murray is one of the great …
