Poetry

“In Imagine Us, The Swarm, Muriel Leung takes risks experimenting with non-traditional literary resources to show us the challenges faced by an immigrant family and alienation felt

Frequently, the opening poem of a collection provides the reader with knowledge of how to read the collection.

Few men are as dead as Osip Mandelstam.

A month ago, in the wake of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere, a poem rapidly gained the absolute and undivided attention of all of the poetry-loving world: fourt

“Tommy Pico brings his unique personal perspective to this volume.

"Sometimes one fingers annihilation," he writes in a quiet moment of nuclear bombing, "before breaking into bliss."

Delight, Parnassians. Arthur Sze has returned.

“When Mezzanine anchors itself, when its persona raises her head and shows the way, it’s a marvellous and startling collection.”

City Lights Books founding poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and poet Michael McClure both died this past year, McClure at 87, Ferlinghetti was 104.

“Nabaneeta’s poetry is a precious addition to international literature.”

“Bailey can look forward to a great future as a poet.”

“Cemetery Ink takes you on a poetic journey to various places, such as psychiatric hospitals, haunted islands, goat pastures, streets teeming with homeless women, and invites you t

Derek Sheffield, a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, is foremost a writer of compassion.