Electric Lit’s Favorite Poetry Collections of 2022
Books by Chen Chen, Ada Limón, and Ocean Vuong are standouts among the year’s best poetry
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Gutter Poetry for Dirty Minds
Michael Chang invites you into their clique in "Almanac of Useless Talents"
Dec 19 2022 - Kate Carmody
10 New Poetry Collections by Latinx and Caribbean Writers
Poems that celebrate diasporic identity and rage against oppression
Dec 16 2022 - Angela María Spring
A Poetry Collection in Arabic and English About the Divine and the Profane
Zeina Hashem Beck’s "O" explores the many ways in which the failure of language can open new possibilities
Aug 5 2022 - Arya Roshanian
7 Poetry Collections by Queer Women of Color
Shelley Wong, author of "As She Appears," recommends poems that are tender, joyful, declarative, and collective
May 17 2022 - Shelley Wong
Poetry About Being a Taxi Driver in New York City
Sean Singer, author of the collection "Today in the Taxi," on being an outside observer of a passenger’s little world
Apr 25 2022 - Rebecca Morgan Frank
7 Feminist Poetry Collections About Gender and Identity
Books, both intimate and bold, that wrestle with trauma and history, desire and self-definition
Apr 21 2022 - Diana Whitney
Desire, Memory, and Poetry as a Form of Prayer
Achy Obejas’ “Boomerang/Bumerán” relishes the unique autobiography of poetry
Apr 6 2022 - Shoshana Olidort
Queer Poetry for Every Sign
Queer poets come in all shapes, sizes, and zodiac signs
Feb 17 2022 - Liz DeGregorio
10 Poetry Collections From 2021 That You Might Have Missed
Poems that encompass infinite possibilities and hold a multitude of truths
