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The vivid beauty of this book makes Stephen Cramer one of the best poets of our time.

Shiva's Drum - Stephen Cramer

ISBN: 0252072049
Format: Paperback, 63pp
Pub. Date: 2004

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

The Metaphor King has crafted some spellbinding verse which you can't put down.

How the Poem Died - Bruce Weber

ISBN: 189121960x
Format: Paperback, 64pp
Pub. Date: 1998

Publisher: Linear Arts Books

Soft-spoken in approach, these poems get their power through a dark, emotional undertow.

Leaving Xaia - D. Nurkse

ISBN: 1884800262
Format: Paperback, 77pp
Pub. Date: 2000

Publisher: Four Way Books

A native son's look at a small German-Catholic community in Middle America, as well as a set of poems based on his visit to Germany. Exquisite and sharp-eyed.

The Country I Come From - Norbert Krapf

ISBN: 1931122059
Format: Paperback, 142pp
Pub. Date: 2002

Publisher: Archer Books

A compassionate and devastating set of poems written by family and friends of the mentally ill.

Sunlight on the Moon - Barbara De La Cuesta (Editor), Nancy Dowd (Editor)

ISBN: 0966873904
Format: Paperback, 120pp
Pub. Date: 1998

Publisher: Carpenter Gothic Publishing

Bible-inspired poems that are inventive in exploring the human condition.

To Genesis - Lois Adams, Barbara Elovic, Patricia Markert, Constance Norgren

ISBN: 0974968706
Format: Paperback, 60pp
Pub. Date: 2004

Publisher: 5 Spice Press

Wonderfully written poems by the police and those arrested. A unique, eye-opening anthology.

Off the Cuffs: Poetry by and About the Police - Jackie Sheeler (Editor), Bob Holman

ISBN: 1887128816
Format: Paperback, 281pp
Pub. Date: February 2003

Publisher: Soft Skull Press, Inc.

Muriel Rukeyser Reader

Poems by a social conscience who was decades ahead of her time. Stylistically, she was also innovative.

Muriel Rukeyser Reader - Muriel Rukeyser, Jan Heller Levi (Editor)

ISBN: 0393313239
Format: Paperback, 294pp
Pub. Date: March 1995

Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.

Adrienne Rich's Poetry and Prose: Poems Prose Reviews and Criticism

A spellbinding collection, which covers decades of this brilliant writer's work.

Adrienne Rich's Poetry and Prose: Poems Prose Reviews and Criticism - Adrienne Cecile Rich, Albert Gelpi (Editor), Barbara Charlesworth Gelpi (Editor)

ISBN: 0393961478
Format: Paperback, 434pp
Pub. Date: March 1993

Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.

Diving into the Wreck: Poems, 1971-72

Aesthetically flawless, and aptly known for its feminism.

Diving into the Wreck: Poems, 1971-72 - Adrienne Rich

ISBN: 0393311635
Format: Paperback, 62pp
Pub. Date: July 1994

Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.

Collected Poems of Langston Hughes

860 poems by Langston Hughes!

Collected Poems of Langston Hughes - Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad (Editor), David Roessel (Editor)

ISBN: 0679764089
Format: Paperback, 736pp
Pub. Date: October 1995

Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group

19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East

Haunting poems written by a Palestinian American. Empathic towards Palestinians and Israelis.

19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East - Naomi Shihab Nye

ISBN: 0060097655
Format: Hardcover, 142pp
Pub. Date: April 2002

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Poems of Jerusalem and Love Poems: A Bilingual Edition

Lovingly written by an Israeli who was a humanitarian.

Poems of Jerusalem and Love Poems: A Bilingual Edition - Yehuda Amichai, Assia Gutmann (Translator), Harold Schimmel (Translator)

ISBN: 1878818198
Format: Paperback, 265pp
Pub. Date: February 1993

Publisher: Sheep Meadow Press, The

So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water until It Breaks: Poems

A relentless eye for detail, with a compassionate tone. Each poem is a spiritual tour de force. The writer of this book is clearly one of the best young poets of our time.

So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water until It Breaks: Poems - Rigoberto Gonzalez

ISBN: 0252067983
Format: Paperback, 88pp
Pub. Date: April 1999

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

City of Coughing and Dead Radiators: Poems