Poetry 2007
10 Reasons to Celebrate National Poetry Month

Acolytes: Poems
Giovanni, Nikki | William Morrow, © 2007 | 811 Giovanni
This resonant collection of diverse poems is inspired by childhood memory, family life, past and recent tragedies and contemporary African-American voices.
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American Sublime: Poems
Alexander, Elizabeth | Graywolf Press, © 2005 | 811 Alexander
Alexander takes a poignant look at the African-American experience through the lenses of art, dreams and history.
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Blue Front: A Poem
Collins, Martha | Graywolf Press, © 2006 | 811 Collins
Collins scrutinizes race and accountability with lyrical force in this book-length poem about a lynching in 1909.
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District and Circle: Poems
Heaney, Seamus | Farrar, Straus and Giroux, © 2006 | 821 Heaney
Everyday experiences are endowed with gravity, humor, and the supernatural in this exciting collection.
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Late Wife: Poems
Emerson, Claudia | Louisiana State University Press, © 2005 | 811 Emerson
Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Emerson explores the personal themes of love, choice, loss, and the possibility of renewal.
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Luck Is Luck: Poems
Lucia, Perillo | Random House, © 2005 | 811 Perillo
Clever constructions of 1950s culture and trenchant takes on feminism and mortality characterize this tough, witty collection of verse.
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Native Guard: Poems
Trethewey, Natasha | Houghton Mifflin, © 2006 | 811 Trethewey
Set in the American South, this resonant collection draws on familial memories and reflective views of the Civil War.
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The Poem That Changed America: "Howl" Fifty Years Later
Shinder, Jason | Farrar, Straus and Giroux, © 2006 | 811 Ginsberg P
This unique collection of essays examines the impact of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” on American literature and culture.
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Sinners Welcome: Poems
Karr, Mary | HarperCollins Publishers, © 2006 | 811 Karr
Elegiac, disarming and direct, Karr’s poems provide an unflinching view of religion, childhood and loss.
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Strong Is Your Hold
Kinnell, Galway | Houghton Mifflin, © 2006 | 811 Kinnell
At once masterful and accessible, this uncluttered collection, celebrating the everyday, is a striking achievement from an award-winning American poet.
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