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Removal Acts by Erin Marie Lynch

Through a hybrid collection of poetry, found documents, and photography, Erin Marie Lynch’s accessible debut powerfully draws the reader into the complications of reckoning with the past while finding meaning in the present. Lynch’s honesty and vulnerability explode onto the page, creating an intimate portrait that feels both deeply personal and universal. The line “I live because you lived through” echoes deeply within me now. A stunning collection that vibrates far beyond the last page. 

—Tyler

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$18.00
ISBN: 9781644452530
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Published: Graywolf Press - October 3rd, 2023

The Iliad by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

Five years after Emily Wilson’s acclaimed translation of The Odyssey first made literary waves, she has given us Homer’s companion piece, The Iliad, its war-torn, humans-in-a-crucible cousin. Refreshing once again, Wilson’s translation honors the intent of its original storyteller to tell a good story in his own time, by stripping away historical layers and language flourishes to get to its roots, the people, the conflict, the land. This Iliad is relatable, magnetic, enjoyable, and because of this, it is transcendent.

—Melinda

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By Homer, Emily Wilson (Translated by)
$39.95
ISBN: 9781324001805
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 26th, 2023

The Border Simulator by Gabriel Dozal, translated by Natasha Tiniacos

Southwest native Gabriel Dozal understands the U.S.-Mexico border and its complexity. His smart, playfully challenging collection explores its realities beyond our newsfeeds, and further considers what other borders are crossed in our hyper-technological world. Set alongside their Spanish translations, these poems create the tale of two siblings and their real/unreal experience. If you’re looking for something unexpected, there is much to gain in the unfettered reading of this trailblazing work. 

—Melinda

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By Gabriel Dozal, Natasha Tiniacos (Translated by)
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593447291
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Published: One World - August 15th, 2023

Promises of Gold written by José Olivarez and translated by David Ruano

José Olivarez writes with masterful complexity, yet his poems are accessible even to the “I don’t understand poetry” readers of the world. In Promises of Gold, he has odes to brotherhood, heartbreak, Mexican culture, and the idea of punching Jeff Bezos. In a casual tone reminiscent of Ross Gay and Danez Smith, Olivarez invites his readers to dance, grieve, and laugh alongside him. José Olivarez makes good on his word: Each poem in this collection is dripping with gold. 

—Holly

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By José Olivarez, David Ruano (Translated by)
$24.99
ISBN: 9781250878496
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. - February 14th, 2023

From From: Poems by Monica Yoon

On the first page Monica Youn says, “To mention the Asianness of the figures is also to mention, by implication, the Asianness of the poet.” This sets the tone for the entire collection as Youn mixes her life experience with an analysis of race in America. At times her analysis strays from the poetic genre but always manages to seamlessly blend back into her lyrical takes on the matter. 

—Ian

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$17.00
ISBN: 9781644452219
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Published: Graywolf Press - March 7th, 2023

Rose Quartz: Poems by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe

There is something so unflinchingly naked about Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe’s writing that I found myself wanting to look away at times, only to be pulled back into her treacherous and majestic language. LaPointe draws inspiration from folklore, tarot, and Indigenous heritage to craft a sort of manual for healing. This collection feels like a tapestry of womanhood—and of the violence, beauty, and hunger that comes along with it.

—Holly

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ISBN: 9781571315434
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Published: Milkweed Editions - March 14th, 2023

Meltwater: Poems by Claire Wahmanholm

Sometimes you just read poetry to feel things. (Most times I just read poetry to feel things.) And, wow, is my heart wondrously weighted down by Meltwater, filled up to the brim. Claire Wahmanholm writes with such lyricism, a playfulness with words, a symphony of sound, that it almost soothes away the dread of oncoming collision between family, future, and ecological disaster. There is formal drought and deluge in this collection, some poems scatter along, biting and smart, others are elegiac, graceful, knowing—all have moved me. 

—Melinda

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ISBN: 9781639551019
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Published: Milkweed Editions - March 14th, 2023

Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light by Joy Harjo

Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has selected 50 of her best poems from the past 50 years for this truly evocative and intimate collection of poetry. With her attention finely tuned to heritage, femininity, and our relationship with nature and sense of place, Harjo takes us on a journey through her youth as she discovers her own voice, up into her adulthood as she contemplates the deeply human truths of the present. Heart-wrenching and hopeful, this collection is unforgettable.

—Magnolia

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By Joy Harjo, Sandra Cisneros (Foreword by)
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ISBN: 9781324036487
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - November 1st, 2022

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi

This world simply does not deserve Franny Choi. And by that I mean, where would we be without her poetry—anomalous as it sometimes is? In this latest collection, Choi considers the singularity of death, the science fiction of survival, the anachronism of love amidst the end of the world. Each poem is a life raft and also a knife. This is the book you hand someone who tells you, “poetry can’t change the world.”

—Holly

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$27.99
ISBN: 9780063240087
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Published: Ecco - November 1st, 2022

Magnolia: Poems by Nina Mingya Powles

Cerebral, gorgeous, and personal, this collection is one that you might feel deep in your gut. It can be hard to believe this is the author’s debut poetry collection. Powles is an award-winning writer of many forms, and their poetry is sure to join the ranks of their other writing. Read “Night Train to Anyang,” my favorite in this collection.  
—MJ

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ISBN: 9781953534217
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Published: Tin House Books - August 16th, 2022

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