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Poet: Camonghne Felix Poet Background: Felix was born in 1992 and raised in the Bronx in New York City. She is a writer, poet, and...

Poet: Gregory Orr Poet Background: Gregory Orr is arguably one of the most accomplished American poets of the last half-century, with his...

Poet: Rachel B. Glaser Poet Background: Rachel B. Glaser is somewhat of a mystery, at least when it comes to discovering her background...

Poet: Megan Denton Ray Poet Background: Megan Denton Ray, born and raised in Tennessee, earned her MFA in poetry from Purdue University...

Title: How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons) Author: Barbara Kingsolver Themes/Subjects: Self-Help, Travel, Inwardness, Loneliness,...

Title: Un-American Author: Hafizah Geter Themes: Self-Identity, Faith, Racism, Cultural Identity, Trauma, Family, Immigration, Queerness,...

Title: The Malevolent Volume Author: Justin Phillip Reed Themes: Self-Identity, Queerness, Violence, Racism, Protest, Horror, Mythology,...

Title: Ballistics Author: Billy Collins Themes: Love, Death, Solitude, Youth, Aging, Sense of Place Three Words to Describe the Poems:...

Title: Guillotine Author: Eduardo C. Corral Themes: Immigration, Self-Identity, Violence, Queerness, Love, Nationalism, Racism Three...

Title: The Wendys Author: Allison Benis White Themes: Sorrow & Loss, Violence, Loneliness, Partnership, Self-Identity Three Words to...