Fairy Tales gathers together three minidramas by the Swiss writer Robert Walser that are unconventional versions of Grimms’ fairy tales transformed into metatheater, even metareflections—that is, iron
Robert Lax’s Hermit’s Guide to Home Economics combines three long poems the poet composed on the Island of Patmos, where he lived a life separated from the rest of the world in the natural setting of
Considered the greatest long poem in 20th century Brazilian poetry, Ferreira's Gullar's Dirty Poem was written as a response to the Brazilian dictatorship that put him in exile and murdered thousands.
Peter France writes in his foreword: “I have always been conscious that Mandelstam was an outstanding figure, arguably the outstanding Russian poet of the twentieth century. This is a personal selecti
Hagiwara writes in the preface: “The author’s past life was that of a disconsolate iceberg that drifts and flows in the extreme regions of the northern seas. Looking at the phantom-like auroras from v
Fifteen Iraqi Poets compiles fifteen poems, each written by a different, prominent twentieth-century Iraqi poet. Selected, with commentary, by award-winning Iraqi-American poet, Dunya Mikhail, this li
In Will Alexander’s work, “Every poem reads like a subversive, alchemical wonder. It is tempting to label Alexander a surrealist or experimentalist, but he is truly a singular voice” (Jackson Poetry P
What does northness sound like? The music of Iceland, Greenland, the Svalbard archipelago. Songs of birds and ice and wind. In Lesley Harrison’s Blue Pearl, her first collection to appear in the Unite
The Objectivist Press published George Oppen’s first book Discrete Series, a collection of thirty-one short poems with a preface by Ezra Pound, in 1934. Four years earlier, the twenty-one-year-old poe
the people, the boats completely gone with the tsunami / tonight you would not be able to sleep —from Sea, Land, ShadowSea, Land, Shadow, the fourth collection by Kazuko Shiraishi to be published by N
A three-pack of our Spring 2015 Poetry Pamphlets, featuring:A Hermit's Guide to Home Economics, by Robert LaxDirt Poem, by Ferreira GullarHospital Series, by Amelia Rosselli
A four-pack of our Spring 2014 Poetry Pamphlets, featuring:The Albertine Workout, by Anne CarsonDerangements of my Contemporaries, by Li ShangyinThe Iceland, by Sakutaro HagiwaraThe Poems of Osip Mand
Vale Ave — Latin for “Farewell, Hail” — is a hymn to Eros that unfolds as a gorgeous palimpsest of eternal recurrence and reincarnation, charting the course of two lovers who each seek the other acros
The first four collections in our revitalized Poetry Pamphlet series, established to highlight original work from writers around the world as well as forgotten treasures lost in the cracks of literary
Part of our revived "Poetry Pamphlet Series", Sorting Facts is Susan Howe’s masterfulmeditation on the filmmaker Chris Marker, whose film stills are interspersed throughout.An excerpt:Sorting word-fac
Part of our revived "Poetry Pamphlets" series, Pneumatic Antiphonal is a fun, humming,bio-physiological word-whizzing flight into birdsong penned by young Canadianpoet, Sylvia Legris — her first publi
Part of our revived "Poetry Pamphlet" series, Two American Scenes features two masters of the essay discussing "found material."Excerpts: It was given to me, in the nineteenth century,to spend a lifet
Part of our revived "Poetry Pamphlet Series", All the Helens of Troy is Bernadette Mayers's profile of all of the Helens living in Troy, New York, done with poems and images, mixing theclassical with
A collection of original, outer space-themed poetry for children accompanied by striking photos. The book demonstrates a variety of common poetic forms and defines poetic devices.
This hilarious collection of funny poems is sure to give any child a big belly laughThis is Chris White at his very best—a mad journey through the past ten years of Chris’ favorite poems, such as &
An enchanting collection of poems about school, the sea, space, and moreIn Wes Magee's new book of enchanting poems, you'll find tempting treats and spooky scenes. You can explore an abandoned mansion
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . Brian Moses wrote some spaced-out poems!From the first shopping cart on the moon to New York City, these universal poems cover most subjects in the unive
These poems—about parades, bumble bees, salamanders, and more—are great for reading out loudNick Toczek doesn't just read out his poems, he shouts and chants them, dances and leaps them, whispers and
A spellbinding collection of poems featuring magic and mischiefIn Wes Magee's new book of spellbinding poems, you'll find magic, mysterious places, and a cast of creepy characters. You can visit a rui
A collection of poems about pirates, dragons, frog-kissing, and Yetis, perfect for budding poetry enthusiastsNick Toczek—poet, magician, puppeteer, storyteller, journalist, or stand-up comic? Nick is
Have you ever gone Ape, or felt sorry for maggots, or looked inside the belly of the Earth? Well Brian Moses has done all these things, or so he says—but he has been known to tell fibs before!
This book considers the kinds of responsibility which modern lyric poetry takes on, or to which it makes itself subject - social, cultural, political, aesthetic and personal.
An illuminating look at the many forms of poetry’s essential excellence by James Longenbach, a writer with “an ear as subtle and assured as any American poet now writing” (John Koethe)“This book propo
