Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine
while we seek relief in schadenfreude over self-esteem, the world will never be fixed
Tag: contemporary poetry
Tender Omnibus
exceptional omnibus from NY publisher Tender Buttons
The Final Voicemails by Max Ritvo
poetry by a then dying, now dead, young poet
Most of my Heroes Don’t Appear On No Stamps by Ran Walker
brief comments on a collection of kwansabas
Human Tetris by Vi Khi Nao and Ali Raz
a great, new, collection of short poems about love ‘n’ sex
Hera Lindsay Bird by Hera Lindsay Bird
short review of a wonderful poetry collection
Bad Boy Poet: LIVE IN DALSTON
Scott Manley Hadley launches Bad Boy Poet.
Bad Boy Poet by Scott Manley Hadley
Reviewed by Karina Bush
Bad Boy Poet by Scott Manley Hadley
Review by L. Tumbleweed Parker. CW: ableist language
Feast of Sapphires by Matt Nagin
find out what poetry i like and why i write about poopoo
Ossuaries by Dionne Brand
political poetry: what is it good for?
Typhoid August by Sarah Fletcher
chapbook review that turns into me recounting my entire relationship with sex
Twenty-Six Factitions by Erik Kennedy
Scott Manley Hadley on the poetry scene
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker
v good poems tho a v poor blog post
Who Is Mary Sue? by Sophie Collins
more tasty contemporary poetry
Pamper Me To Hell & Back by Hera Lindsay Bird
love love love love love love love
The Observances by Kate Miller
is “good” poetry bad and “bad” poetry “good”?
Maiden by Karina Bush
poetry review PLUS why I am now a poet
Street Epistles by Faruk Šehić
Great poems from an EU Prize winner; the peripatetic blogger continues to splinter
The Best of A Bad Situation by Jamie Thrasivoulou
Angry poetry from the badlands of the East Midlands.
The Africa In My House by Andrea Mbarushimana
A British woman considers the life of her Rwandan husband and his country.
The Human Condition Is A Terminal Illness by Matthew J. Hall
Poems about sad, lonely, englishmen
Extravagant Stranger: A Memoir by Daniel Roy Connelly
A book that describes itself as “Ian Fleming meets Rimbaud”
Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
Max Porter Works In Publishing
Suicide Notes by Lewis Parker
Another book of poetry from up-and-coming indie publisher Morbid Books.
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
because white men can’t / police their imagination / black men are dying
100 Haikus about Haemorrhoid Cream by Lewis Parker & Friends
I met a stranger off the internet and he gave it to me.
The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner
A lot of people don’t read poetry. A lot of people who read a lot of books, don’t read poetry. AContinue Reading
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
A few months ago I read Anne Carson’s recent, (rightfully) acclaimed Red Doc>, a narrative collection of poems about G,Continue Reading
Red Doc> by Anne Carson
It’s been a while since I’ve read any poetry. Life, I find, often gets in the way. Life, which isn’tContinue Reading
Violet by Selima Hill
More poetry. Shit! I’m getting versification. Selima Hill’s Violet is a poetry collection containing two sets of poems, both of which hadContinue Reading
The Father by Sharon Olds
I read Sharon Olds’ lauded Stag’s Leap last Summer and though I loved the idea and the poetry of her verseContinue Reading
The Striped World by Emma Jones
Emma Jones’ debut collection, The Striped World, is an evocative and image-fuelled foray into contemporary America, sunken wrecks of transportation shipsContinue Reading
What The Water Gave Me (Poems After Frida Kahlo) by Pascale Petit
Pacale Petit’s fifth poetry collection, What The Water Gave Me, is a verse biography of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. EachContinue Reading
Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth by Warsan Shire
Warsan Shire was born the same year I was, 1988, so reading this excellent collection of intelligent, though-provoking and matureContinue Reading
Alien vs. Predator by Michael Robbins
Today I have made a fantastic discovery: if you stay sober, it is possible to read and enjoy poetry afterContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 