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Unmentionables: Poems
Beth Ann Fennelly
Paperback
“Insouciant, sexy, funny, and dead-on . . . a startlingly empathetic series of concise and slashing poems.”—Booklist
Selected Poems/Poemas Selectos
Jimmy Santiago Baca, Tomás H. Lucero, Liz Fania Werner, Ilan Stavans
Paperback
“Baca writes with unconcealed passion . . . and manifests both an intense lyricism and that transformative vision which perceives the mythical and archetypal significance of life events.”—Denise Levertov
The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: Poems
Marie Howe
Paperback
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize: “Thought-provoking, poignant, brutal, amusing, and always beautiful.”—Elizabeth Berg
Behind My Eyes: Poems
Li-Young Lee
Paperback
“Lee’s lyrics have a tidal sweep as he moves between the universe within and the world without.” —Booklist, starred review
Open House: Poems
Beth Ann Fennelly
Paperback
“With its high spirits, its love of textures of different kinds of writing . . . [this] is an immensely lively performance.” —Robert Hass