“The Thing We Know How to Do for One Another.” Seven Poetry Books to Read This February

“The Thing We Know How to Do for One Another.” Seven Poetry Books to Read This February

Christopher Spaide Recommends Andrew E. Colarusso, Kelly Hoffer, Nicole Lachat, and More

By Christopher Spaide | February 2, 2026

Seven Heavens Away

Seven Heavens Away

Ashraf Zaghal

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 2, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: On Living in the Hour of Cities Under Siege

Letter From Minnesota: On Living in the Hour of Cities Under Siege

New Poetry by Carolyn Forché

By Carolyn Forché | January 29, 2026

Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.

Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.

By Jonny Diamond | January 29, 2026

The Shape of Dreams

The Shape of Dreams

April Reynolds

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 29, 2026

The Tavern at the End of History

The Tavern at the End of History

Morris Collins

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 29, 2026

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Beckomberga

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 28, 2026

When the Museum Is Closed

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 27, 2026

Station of the Birds

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 26, 2026

Read Three Poems by Molly Ledbetter

Read Three Poems by Molly Ledbetter

From Her New Collection, Air Ball

By Molly Ledbetter | January 23, 2026

Steppe

Steppe

Oksana Vasyakina (trans. Elina Alter)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 23, 2026

“borrowed image,” a Poem By S*an D. Henry-Smith

“borrowed image,” a Poem By S*an D. Henry-Smith

From the Collection Paces the Cage

By S*an D. Henry-Smith | January 22, 2026

A Very Cold Winter

A Very Cold Winter

Fausta Cialente (trans. Julia Nelsen)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 22, 2026

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

Nina McConigley

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 21, 2026

“Poem in Which I Should Write About Cain, but I’m Tired of Writing About Death,” a Poem By Diamond Forde

“Poem in Which I Should Write About Cain, but I’m Tired of Writing About Death,” a Poem By Diamond Forde

From the Collection The Book of Alice

By Diamond Forde | January 20, 2026

Crux

Crux

Gabriel Tallent

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 20, 2026

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