Antwi's debut poetry chapbook, out on Somerville's own Kattywompus Press, "takes the reader on lyrical landscapes that move in and out of social critique".

An excellent introduction to a poet whose work invites you to either grapple with challenging ideas or simply let beautiful language wash over you like warm water.

The Poet X was the first verse novel Keri ever read and it converted her to appreciating poetry. Acevedo beautifully captures the struggles of growing up and the pressures of family expectations.

In a mesmerizing blend of memoir and autofiction built around the classic Irish keen "Caoineadh Airt Ui Laoghaire," author Doireann Ní Ghríofa seamlessly weaves her own experiences with those of the brilliant but obscured poet Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill. This book is full of potent ruminations on creative obsession, motherhood, and the ties that bind us together across time and space.

When Abby was a kid she loved Shel Silverstein's poems! They are hilarious and practical - they teach important life lessons such as how to get out of doing the dishes (drop them), what to do if your library book is 42 years overdue (panic), and how to distract people from your shabby dress (put a gooney bird on your head).

If you're looking for poetry to inspire you, look no further than Say Her Name. Elliot's poetry echoes great writers of the past. It is uplifting, and encourages us all to act when we witness injustice.

Crush was the poetry chapbook that really awakened Laura's interest in contemporary poetry. Siken's poems are raw and emotional, invoking his personal pain and panic for proselike odes. Her personal favorite of the bunch: Litany in Which Certain Things are Crossed Out.

Thanks to this book, Anne Carson has become a name indivisible from the classics and Sappho translations. She has more than earned her place as a master poet with these heartrending yet accessible translations of the short fragments that remain of the original Sapphic epistolary poetry.