Shining Stars | The Best Poetry Books of the Year (So Far)

by LJ Reviews
Jun 15, 2023 | Filed in Reviews+

Fall under the spell of language and mood.

Bates, Gabrielle. Judas Goat: Poems. Tin House. Jan. 2023. 104p. ISBN 9781953534644. pap. $16.95.

Eilbert, Natalie. Overland. Copper Canyon. May 2023. 128p. ISBN 9781556596681. pap. $18.

Graham, Jorie. To 2040. Copper Canyon. Apr. 2023. 80p. ISBN 9781556596773. $25.

Hacker, Marilyn. Calligraphies: Poems. Norton. Apr. 2023. 144p. ISBN 9781324036463. $26.95.

Shanahan, Charif. Trace Evidence: Poems. Tin House. Mar. 2023. 112p. ISBN 9781953534668. pap. $16.95.

Shaughnessy, Brenda. Tanya: Poems. Knopf. Mar. 2023. 112p. ISBN 9780593535936. $28.

Shockley, Evie. suddenly we. Wesleyan Univ. Mar. 2023. 112p. ISBN 9780819500236. $26.

Smith, Clint. Above Ground: Poems. Little, Brown. Mar. 2023. 128p. ISBN 9780316543033. $27.

Taylor, Courtney Faye. Concentrate: Poems. Graywolf. Nov. 2022. 96p. ISBN 9781644452103. pap. $17.

Youn, Monica. From From: Poems. Graywolf. Mar. 2023. 136p. ISBN 9781644452219. pap. $17.

Zagajewski, Adam. True Life: Poems. Farrar. Feb. 2023. 80p. tr. from Polish by Clare Cavanagh. ISBN 9780374601560. $26.

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