“Jenny is toothless, eyeless, and hairless.” — Read Three Sonnets by Tiffany Midge
“Jenny is toothless, eyeless, and hairless.”Read Three Sonnets by Tiffany Midge
“Jenny is toothless, eyeless, and hairless.”Read Three Sonnets by Tiffany Midge
Sarah Ghazal Ali, author of "Theophanies," recommends poems that contemplate home, selfhood, legacy, and belonging
Amber McBride, author of "Thick with Trouble," recommends poems that explore the nuances of gender and race
Gabrielle Bates, Sam Sax, Sally Wen Mao, and Edgar Kunz highlight a year of celebrated poetry collections
Charif Shanahan, author of the collection "Trace Evidence," on poetry's relationship with therapy and interrogating the instability of his family's racial experience
Candace Williams explores how language calcifies physical and social realities in their poetry collection "I Am the Most Dangerous Thing"
José Olivarez, author of “Promises of Gold,” on writing a failed book of love poem and what materialized instead
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