I usually try to read this collection every year, but I'm very glad I did this year as it's stuffed full of poets such as Billy Collins (who I've seen read twice), Barbara Hamby (from my alma mater - FSU), Marty Doty (gay man poet crush), Sharon Olds (ahh-mazing), Mary Oliver (one of my favorite memoir poets), Andrienne Rich, Derek Walcott and Charles Harper Webb.
If you're interested in a dose of new and old, don't miss:
"Ringtone" by Bruce Bond
"How It Will End" by Denise Duhamel
"The Record" by Jennifer Grotz
"Mum's the word" by Bob Hicok
"How to Be Eaten by a Lion" by Michael Johnson
"What I Think of Death, If Anyone's Asking" by Maud Kelly (my favorite of the collection)
"Sweat" by Christine Marshall
"The Inset Collector's Demise" by Jude Nutter
"Self-Exam" by Sharon Olds
"Turn" by Keith Ratzlaff
"Love" by Martha Silano
"Forty" by Pamela Sutton
"I shall be released" by Kevin Young
I LOVE Billy Collins! I'm so jealous you've gotten to hear him read. I will definitely have to check this book out; I'm always looking for new poets to enjoy.
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