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One of poetry's genuinely necessary voices, Beckman offers a magnanimous vision of the world.

Beautiful truths in experimental form: assertive, fresh, and wise.

';Fiction lovers who come to this book with an open mind will find themselves challenged and entertained by a brilliant writer with a very fertile imagination.'Publishers Weekly (starred review)"e;When he turns to prose, this Pulitzer Prize-winning poet exhibits a surprisingly uncomplicated style."e;DetailsJames Tate seems both awed and bemused by small-town life in these forty-four stories full of legends, flights of fancy, tragedies, and small ruptures in ordinary existence. His narrators speak in an idiom that is odd and completely American.James Tate is the author of fourteen books of poetry and the recipient of numerous awards: fellowships from the NEA and Guggenheim foundations, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize.

A political anthology from the front lines of American poetics.

John Godfrey IS New York, and these poems gaze unflinchingly into the city's dark heart.

Delectable fables with questionable morals--sweet and sharp and over too soon.

The undiscovered icon of American poetry.

This National Poetry Series-winning collection emerges from half-remembered fairy tales and reconstructed dreams.

An unforgettable debut: Dorothea Lasky is a seductive prophet who delights as well as terrifies.

Wave's most popular author presents his first poetry collection since Letters to Wendy's.

Rohrer turns wide eyes and lyric wit towards the requirements of fatherhood, citizenship, and romantic love.

An edgy and ominous second collection from one of contemporary poetry's most promising new voices.

A series of short lyric bursts give form to a story of loss, grief, and recovery.

A book-length psalm: spiritual, unpredictable, and gripped by the energy of another time.

The uncompromising idealism and beauty of Romantic poetry reclaimed and redirected for a contemporary audience.

A deftly woven tenth collection from a respected poet with a rapidly ascending reputation.

An exquisite art book of gentle and elegant found poetry.

Forceful, fractured, clear poems weave through an apocalyptic contemporary landscape: fear, irreverent humor and deep sadness.

A brutal and apocalyptic New York epic in the beat tradition.

Recognized as one of his generation's most important voices: fervent, generous, intimate, new.

Wenderoth moves from outrageous premises to piercing insights in his first book since Letters to Wendy's.

Winner of the 2004 Verse Prize, this second collection confirms Nutter's reputation for strange, beautiful, original work.

Fascinating conversations with contemporary poets from around the world.

Interconnected poems in voices of a band of explorers. An epic of memory, hope and questioning.

National Poetry Series winner makes compelling poetry from the tumultuous life of blues singer Leadbelly.

A rich, thoughtful investigation of this political/historical moment that both illuminates and transcends that moment.

Ann Lauterbach's experimental and compelling choice for the 2003 Verse Prize merges dramatic forms and poetry with dazzling results.

Clumsy acrobats tumbling through the circuses of philosophy, architecture, politics, religion and just about anything else you can think of, Steve Shavel's wild meditations drift and whirl with spastic brilliance among language's most earnest and playful coincidences.

This remarkable second book from Diane Wald was a finalist for the 2002 James Laughlin Award. Michael Burkard writes "The Yellow Hotel is a sensational book."

Much anticipated in poetry circles, this debut poetry collection by the well-known younger poet and critic rises to the occasion, at once bold and tender, experimental and clear. Jean Valentine writes: "New consciousnesses shine here in delicate, angry, ecstatic, funny, heartbroken play: the forked lightning of true poetry."