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The Glass Constellation: New and Collected Poems
A monumental collection from a poet whose lasting importance should now be recognized; essential for dedicated readers of contemporary American poetry.
PREMIUM
The Complete Stories
Despite the poet’s tendency to overstuff some poems, he has a distinctive voice adept at capturing the moment: about a tattoo session, he says, “I watched the needle in the mirror stitch / my mirrored skin like softly oozing silk.” The best poems change and evolve, working that synergy between brain and heart and a loved other (“I am sorry. And the child // we declined /// shivers on the long black lawn”). A worthy addition to most collections.
Come-Hither Honeycomb
The occasional poem could use some tightening, but this is a sterling collection that ends much too soon. Highly recommended.
Not Go Away Is My Name
Ríos’s poems of memory and aspiration are small masterpieces of clarity and caring, “Hard at the work of being human.” A richly hopeful collection that seems especially vital now. [See “Versifying,” LJ 1/20.]
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Obit
Often incorporating short declarative sentences, Chang’s poems can veer toward being list-like but move forward quickly to endings that surprise and even amaze as they burrow deep into those grieving places all of us have experienced. Recommended for most collections.
The Park
A fine collection of spare, somber lyrics from an important figure in contemporary writing; with this volume, Freeman steps forward for merited attention as a poet in his own right. [See Barbara Hoffert’s “Versifying,” LJ 1/20.]
PREMIUM
For Now
In an anxious time, readers will find welcome consolation in Richardson’s poise and empathic relationship with the things of this small world.
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Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod
One of the poet’s great strengths is her ability to forge striking metaphors even if several veer far from the sensate world: “white petals disappear into his shadow like a conclusion.” But that’s a quibble, as most poems impart a passionate fierceness while revealing a shared humanity. Highly recommended for most collections.
Muddy Matterhorn
In a rich work that embraces life while pushing back on anything that restricts our reach, McHugh again proves herself to be a master poet
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