(Guest post from Karsten Piper) from 22 Words.
These poets are writing with the beating muscle and translucent beauty that’s often missing from church libraries and waiting room magazine piles.
1. Scott Cairns ( “Adventures in New Testament Greek: Nous)
2. Lucille Clifton (”oh antic God“)
3. B.H. Fairchild (”Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest“)
4. Carolyn Forche (”The Memory of Elena“)
5. Tony Hoagland ( “America“)
6. Andrew Hudgins (”Blur“)
7. Mary Karr (”Descending Theology: The Resurrection“)
8. Brigit Pegeen Kelly (“Song“)
9. Yusef Komunyakaa (”Reflections“)
10. Li-Young Lee (”Eating Together“)
11. Thomas Lux (”Render, Render“)
12. Naomi Shihab Nye (”Blood“)
13. Mary Oliver (”White-Eyes“)
14. Don Paterson (”Luing“)
15. Jack Prelutsky(”A Wolf Is at the Laundromat“)
16. Michael Symmons Roberts (”Jairus“)
17. Kay Ryan (”All Shall Be Restored“)
18. Charles Simic (”Fork“)
19. Cathy Song (”Heaven“)
20. A.E. Stallings (”Four Fibs“)
21. Franz Wright (”The Face“)
22. Adam Zagajewski (”Self-Portrait“)
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