Reading the US Poet Laureates 2010-2023

An astonishing collection about interconnectedness—between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ourselves.

Vulnerable, tender, and acute, these are serious poems, brave poems, exploring with honesty the ambiguous moment between the rapture of youth and the grace of acceptance. 

Bright Dead Things examines the chaos that is life, the dangerous thrill of living in a world you know you have to leave one day, and the search to find something that is ultimately "disorderly, and marvelous, and ours".
 

Collects works from the Muscogee Nation author's twenty-eight-year career, which was marked by such events as the takeover at Wounded Knee and the rejuvenation of indigenous cultures through poetry and music.

With allusions to David Bowie and interplanetary travel, Life on Mars imagines a soundtrack for the universe to accompany the discoveries, failures, and oddities of human existence.

For nearly four decades, Juan Felipe Herrera has documented his experience as a Chicano in the United States and Latin America through stunning, memorable poetry that is both personal and universal in its impact, themes, and approach. Often political, never fainthearted, his career has been marked by tremendous virtuosity and a unique sensibility for uncovering the unknown and the unexpected. Now, in this unprecedented collection, we encounter the trajectory of this highly innovative and original writer, bringing the full scope of his singular vision into view.

In a new anthology of poetry, the author of Chickamauga lyrically contemplates the themes of faith, religion, heritage, and morality.

This compilation of poetry addresses the complex history of the American South, offering a lyrical tribute to the Native Guard, one of the first Black regiments in service during the Civil War, and paying tribute to the author's mother and her illegal interracial marriage.

The final book of poems from the National Book Award awardee and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who died in early 2015 includes his lyrical takes on his family and childhood, the power of dreaming, and poems about his heroes.

A collection of the author's poetry and prose traces the evolution of his commitment to moral, spiritual, and aesthetic inquiry.