So Even While
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet-books/2016/03/so-even-while To be a poet in capitalistic America is a rebellious act. When it comes to manifestos, I change the subject. Does the poem care whether you have expectations or not? Today I didn’t invent my reader. My reader invented me. Functioning, charging, exploring every crevice of a poem’s musicality and barraging its camouflage with …
Turn it Loose
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet-books/2016/03/turn-it-loose What else but a poem in a state of tension. A crack in a poem. Lines seen through doorways, sidewalks, arches, lips. A hint of the poet’s viewpoint. His or her choices may not resolve the mystery of the words looking back at us. Pre-determined meaning and method are not what the poem I …
Nine East
Nine East is an assured, mesmerising and fun book of poetry in which every breath of love and life is captured in organic music. Uche Nduka – poet, essayist, songwriter, collagist – is ranked among the most innovative writers of his generation. His books include Flower Child (1988), Second Act (1994), The Bremen Poems (1995/99), …
Ijele
How many poetries are there; how many could there be? The poetry of investigation, the poetry of protest, personal poetry, national poetry, international poetry, documentary poetry, poetry of war and peace, emotional, environmental, philosophical, identity poetry. And what’s at the root of all these poetries, if anything? Poetry as a way of approaching the world …
Eel on Reef
Black Goat is an independent poetry imprint of Akashic Books created and curated by award-winning Nigerian author Chris Abani (author of Becoming Abigail and Song for Night). Black Goat is committed to publishing well-crafted poetry with a focus on experimental or thematically challenging work. The series aims to create a proportional representation of female poets and non-American poets, particularly poets from …