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Mystics, Martyrs, Bats, Blood Sonnets: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in September

Mystics, Martyrs, Bats, Blood Sonnets: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in September

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Susan Howe, Gary Jackson, I.S. Jones, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | September 2, 2025

Ghetto Koans, Pattern Books, Devouring Wolves: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in July

Ghetto Koans, Pattern Books, Devouring Wolves: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in July

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends James Cagney, Marissa Davis, Cassandra Whitaker, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | June 30, 2025

Glass Houses, Hells, and Phantom Limbs: Seven New Poetry Collections to Read in May

Glass Houses, Hells, and Phantom Limbs: Seven New Poetry Collections to Read in May

Rebecca Morgan Frank Highlights What Books to Check Out This Month

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | May 2, 2025

Angels, Apocalypse, Bees: Seven New Poetry Collections to Check Out in March

Angels, Apocalypse, Bees: Seven New Poetry Collections to Check Out in March

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Rafael Alberti, Marianne Boruch, Hedgie Choi, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | March 3, 2025

From Ghostly Forests to “Zombie Vomit Mad Libs.” Seven Poetry Books to Read in November

From Ghostly Forests to “Zombie Vomit Mad Libs.” Seven Poetry Books to Read in November

Rebecca Morgan Franks Recommends Albert Abonado, Kimiko Hahn, Duy Đoàn, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | November 1, 2024

Sounds, Signs, and Elegies: Seven New Poetry Collections to Read This September

Sounds, Signs, and Elegies: Seven New Poetry Collections to Read This September

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Raymond Antrobus, Oliver Baez Bendorf, Kinsale Drake, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | September 3, 2024

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Professors, Priests, Provosts, Manholes, and More: 7 Poetry Books to Read This May

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Seven Unexpectedly Intimate Poetry Books to Read in March

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7 New Poetry Collections to Read in December

7 New Poetry Collections to Read in December

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By Rebecca Morgan Frank | December 4, 2023

A Month of Poetic Acrobatics: 7 New Poetry Books to Read in September

A Month of Poetic Acrobatics: 7 New Poetry Books to Read in September

Featuring Quan Barry, Ariana Benson, Saskia Hamilton, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | September 1, 2023

Contemporary Jobs in Contemporary Poetry: 7 New Books to Read in August

Contemporary Jobs in Contemporary Poetry: 7 New Books to Read in August

Featuring Edgar Kunz, Sally Wen Mao, Ida Vitale and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | August 1, 2023

Bathhouse Sex, DIY Sestinas, Steamy Surrealism, and Sonnets: New Poetry Coming in July

Bathhouse Sex, DIY Sestinas, Steamy Surrealism, and Sonnets: New Poetry Coming in July

“Let’s be clear: this is no light ‘beach read’ stack.”

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | July 6, 2023

7 New Poetry Collections to Read in June

7 New Poetry Collections to Read in June

Rebecca Morgan Frank Picks Poets Navigating the Natural World and Wandering Global Cities

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | June 5, 2023

New Poetry Recommendations for the Month of May

New Poetry Recommendations for the Month of May

Rebecca Morgan Frank Picks Poetry to Journey Through the Underworld of Capitalism, Poverty, and Racism

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | May 1, 2023

Have Robots... Always Been With Us?

Have Robots... Always Been With Us?

Rebecca Morgan Frank on Books by Charles Dickens, Elizabeth King, Karel Čapek, and More

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