New Poetry

The Continual Condition / by Charles Bukowski; edited by John Martin
An American cult hero, Charles Bukowski was not only a well-known poet, but a highly sought after intellectual and contemporary scholar. Deceased since 1994, this collection of previously unpublished poems reveals the irreplaceable verboseness and quirky humor of this literary icon.
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Incident Light: Poems / by H.L. Hix
Poet and scholar Hix’s eighth volume of poems is as inventive as any of his previous works. Hix tells the biography of German sculpter Petra Soesmann in verse, using a clever pentameter form to convey the artist’s unique life and impact.
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Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems About Love / by Pat Mora
In this personalized rendition of love in the teen years, Mora’s poetry is conveyed through teen narrators, each sharing their thoughts, feelings and convictions about the phenomenon they’ve just come to know.
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Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing / by Gary Soto
Well-known YA fiction author Soto presents a collection poems written from the teenage perspective, each poem sharing things like emotions leading to a first kiss, first broken heart and lessons learned.
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The Dance of No Hard Feelings / by Mark Bibbins
A scathing assessment of bureaucracies trying to gloss over glaring errors with rudimentary words, Bibbins’ poetry is an embittered take on life in America during the George W. Bush administration, lines like “wrong decisions are harder to make than most people realize” accurately describing the overall mood and concept of the writer’s objective.
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77 Love Sonnets / by Garrison Keillor
Prominent radio personality and one of America’s premier storytellers, Keillor’s one-of-a-kind humor, irony and appeal are present in this, his first ever collection of “love” poems. Keillor writes like he talks, and readers will appreciate (and laugh) at his pleasant, quaintly comforting style of exposition.