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Poetry Beach Reads: Rachel Turney - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Beach Reads: Rachel Turney
This week, on Poetry Beach Reads series we welcome poet Rachel Turney, author of Retired Wannabe Club Kid (Parlyaree Press). She runs the online series Poetry (in Brief). She's on... Read more...
Poetry Beach Reads: Sarah Brockhaus - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Beach Reads: Sarah Brockhaus
This week, as part of our Poetry Beach Reads series, we welcome Sarah Brockhaus. Sarah is a poet from Nebraska, co-editor of The Shore Poetry, and a PhD student at the... Read more...
Poetry Beach Reads: John A. Nieves - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Beach Reads: John A. Nieves
We're continuing our summer beach read series with John A. Nieves, a Pushcart Prize winning poet, Professor at Salisbury College, and editor at the aptly named literary journal: The Shore... Read more...
New Summer Column: Poetry Book Beach Reads - The Poetry Shop
New Summer Column: Poetry Book Beach Reads
We're launching a new summer series this week: Poetry Beach Reads! Why? Because The Poetry Shop is based in San Diego and we want to spot fellow poets at the... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Leila Farjami, author of Daughter of Salt - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Shop 5: Leila Farjami, author of Daughter of Salt
Leila Farjami's verse ebbs like a tide across the page, it haunts like a ghost, tugs like a mother's insistent hand. Her poems mine the ruins of a patriarchy, bring... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Timothy Green, author of Poems for Katie - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Shop 5: Timothy Green, author of Poems for Katie
Say the name Timothy Green and the literary journal Rattle comes to mind. If you write poetry (and submit it) you've likely received Green’s kind-hearted rejection, and maybe even the thrilling... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Katie Dozier, author Residency Review: A Memoir in Verse - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Shop 5: Katie Dozier, author Residency Review: A Memoir in Verse
Katie Dozier is one of poetry's up-and-coming innovators. You might know her name from any number of projects she's launched in recent years from her top-rated podcast The Poetry Space_;... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Arielle Hebert, author, Bottom Feeders - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Shop 5: Arielle Hebert, author, Bottom Feeders
Recently, I heard Arielle Hebert on the podcast Poetry Off The Shelf (Episode: Hereafter Parties). Her conversation with host Helena de Groot captured my imagination–I knew within the first few... Read more...
Poetry Shop Five: Jillian Stacia, author, Set the Bone - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Shop Five: Jillian Stacia, author, Set the Bone
Jillian Stacia's debut poetry collection, Set the Bone (Arcana Poetry Press) pays tribute to the women who came before her, to the mothers, grandmothers, and aunts who triumphed over adversity to... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: J Brooke author, I Can Tell You The Version That Will Make You Take My Side - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Shop 5: J Brooke author, I Can Tell You The Version That Will Make You Take My Side
We are honored to have J Brooke as our first Poetry Shop 5 author to join us during Pride Month, with their striking debut poetry collection I Can Tell You... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Patricia Aya Williams author of Ichiban - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Shop 5: Patricia Aya Williams author of Ichiban
Patricia Aya Williams' debut full length poetry collection, Ichiban was selected by poet Donna Hilbert as the winner of the 2025 Concrete Wolf Louis Poetry Book Award. Hilbert wrote about... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Carrie Olivia Adams author of The Book of Marys and Glaciers - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Shop 5: Carrie Olivia Adams author of The Book of Marys and Glaciers
Author Carrie Olivia Adams shares her new release, The book of Marys and Glaciers, and makes five poetry book recommendations including work by Sandra Cisneros, Mary Ruefle, David Welch, Anna... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Kelli Russell Agodon author, Accidental Devotions - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Shop 5: Kelli Russell Agodon author, Accidental Devotions
Earlier this year, I had the good fortune to snag a copy of Accidental Devotions (Copper Canyon Press) at AWP and to have Kelli Russell Agodon sign it. She wrote: "May... Read more...
New Poetry Books for the week of May 5th - The Poetry Shop LLC
New Poetry Books for the week of May 5th
New poetry books this week including poems by Noel Quiñones, Maria Giesbrecht, Imogen Smith, Derrick Austin, Lisa Russ Spaar, and John James.  Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Sara Youngblood Gregory author of Dead Boys in Space - The Poetry Shop LLC
Poetry Shop 5: Sara Youngblood Gregory author of Dead Boys in Space
Poet Sara Youngblood Gregory discusses her favorite poetry books. Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Tracey Knapp author of Swerve - The Poetry Shop
Poetry Shop 5: Tracey Knapp author of Swerve
Last year, I bought Tracey Knapp’s first book, Mouth (42 Mile Press) in preparation for a writing retreat led by Tracey and Kim Addonizio at La Romita Art School. You... Read more...
New books, April 14th: Chrissy Martin, Solange Aguilar, Ina Cariño, Eileen Myles, and Arthur Sze - The Poetry Shop
New books, April 14th: Chrissy Martin, Solange Aguilar, Ina Cariño, Eileen Myles, and Arthur Sze
New books were just released by Chrissy Martin (Write Bloodly Publishing),  Solange Aguilar (Write Bloodly Publishing), Ina Cariño (Alice James Books), Eileen Myles (Fonograf Editions), and  Arthur Sze (Copper Canyon... Read more...
New books April 7th, 2026: Julia Alvarez, Daniel Moysaenko, Leigh Lucas and P Scott Cunningham each make an indelible debut - The Poetry Shop
New books April 7th, 2026: Julia Alvarez, Daniel Moysaenko, Leigh Lucas and P Scott Cunningham each make an indelible debut
Seven new collections this week: grief, war, place, family, and the stubborn persistence of the body. Julia Alvarez returns to poetry after twenty years, Daniel Moysaenko wins the Academy of... Read more...
30 Books in 30 Days: Our 2026 National Poetry Month Reading List - The Poetry Shop
30 Books in 30 Days: Our 2026 National Poetry Month Reading List
A list of 30 books for the 30 days of National Poetry Month, selected by our Chief Poetry Officer. Read more...
The Poetry Shop 5: Cassie Holguin-Pettinato on her new poetry book The Five Stages of Stuttering - The Poetry Shop
The Poetry Shop 5: Cassie Holguin-Pettinato on her new poetry book The Five Stages of Stuttering
Cassie Holguin-Pettinato is a native of La Calavera, an historic neighborhood on the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, TX, and her debut collection carries that landscape in every line. ‘The... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Kate Gaskin on the Poetry of Parenthood, Loss & Perseverance - The Poetry Shop
Poetry Shop 5: Kate Gaskin on the Poetry of Parenthood, Loss & Perseverance
When a friend forwarded me Kate Gaskin’s poem “21 Weeks,” it elicited the kind of awe I associate with reading the greats (Elizabeth Bishop comes to mind). Gaskin balances music,... Read more...
Raves for Larry Levis and the Posthumous "Swirl & Vortex" - The Poetry Shop
Raves for Larry Levis and the Posthumous "Swirl & Vortex"
The work of Larry Levis is getting a nudge thanks to the @elisagabbert517 ‘s recent review of “Swirl & Vortex,” a posthumous complete collection of Levis’ work. She highlights the... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Michele Evans on Women in The Odyssey, Motherhood Poems & Contemporary Epics - The Poetry Shop
Poetry Shop 5: Michele Evans on Women in The Odyssey, Motherhood Poems & Contemporary Epics
Five book recommendations from poet Michele Evans featuring inspiration, craft, new voices. Her new book purl is out now from Finishing Line Press. Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Michaela Godding on the Power of Grandmothers & Poetry - The Poetry Shop
Poetry Shop 5: Michaela Godding on the Power of Grandmothers & Poetry
In 2024, Michaela Godding and her partner both lost grandmothers, “processing became a constant in every part of our lives, even if at times at different stages.” Her new poetry... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Therese Gleason on the Poetry of Pain, Migraines & Inspiration - The Poetry Shop
Poetry Shop 5: Therese Gleason on the Poetry of Pain, Migraines & Inspiration
I first became acquainted with Therese Gleason through her chapbook Hemicrania (Chestnut Review, 2024) a deeply researched collection of poems about migraine, which references centuries of text—from saints and song... Read more...
New Books for February 12th
The Poetry Shop highlights new books about every week or so. This week, there is an incredible range of  form and subjects. Check out the descriptions below, along with the author's Instagram profile if you'd like to follow. Take a look! No More Worlds to Conquer: 
The Black Poet in Washington, DC (limited availability)by Brian Gilmore / @bumpyjonasdc Brian Gilmore uncovers the buried legacy of Black poets in Washington. Gilmore draws on meticulous research, personal interviews, and his own deep knowledge of the local literary community... This multigenerational account will resonate... Read more...
Black History Month: Celebrating Black Poets - The Poetry Shop
Black History Month: Celebrating Black Poets
Explore The Harlem Renaissance, The Black Arts Movement, Spoken Word, and a wide collection of Contemporary Black poets. Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: John Milkereit, from Beowulf to Billy Collins, coming of age in the 1970s - The Poetry Shop
Poetry Shop 5: John Milkereit, from Beowulf to Billy Collins, coming of age in the 1970s
John Milkereit and I crossed paths last year in Italy on a poetry retreat taught by Kim Addonizio and Tracey Knapp at La Romita School of Art. For the trip,... Read more...
Bad Bunny knows Puerto Rican Poetry: Be like Bad Bunny - The Poetry Shop
Bad Bunny knows Puerto Rican Poetry: Be like Bad Bunny
On Bad Bunny’s incredible BAILE INoLVIDABLE features spoken word from Puerto Rican multi-hyphenate poet Jacobo Morales, giving us a glimmer into the world of Puerto Rico’s sparking poetic legacy, both on... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Susan Black Allen on secrets, solace and psychotherapy poems - The Poetry Shop
Poetry Shop 5: Susan Black Allen on secrets, solace and psychotherapy poems
Susan Black Allen caught my attention as a featured reader at a Poets INC open mic, for the tantalizing title of her debut collection The Best Sex I Never Had:... Read more...
Poetry Shop 5: Cassandra Whitaker on poems of fear, hunger and desire - The Poetry Shop
Poetry Shop 5: Cassandra Whitaker on poems of fear, hunger and desire
We’re excited to debut a new feature on the blog this week called Poetry Shop 5. Here, we will interview poets about their latest release, plus hear which books inspired... Read more...
New and Notable, December 9th Releases like Refaat Alareer and Robert Fanning - The Poetry Shop
New and Notable, December 9th Releases like Refaat Alareer and Robert Fanning
Today we're highlighting some new works released on Tuesday December 9th 2025.  As always, new releases are also announced on our Instagram feed: Follow for more! Driving the Beast: Poems... Read more...
Shhhh... it's a soft launch for The Poetry Shop - The Poetry Shop
Shhhh... it's a soft launch for The Poetry Shop
It's time to soft launch The Poetry Shop! Read more...
The Poetry Books up for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry - The Poetry Shop
The Poetry Books up for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry
The National Book Award for poetry comes out on November 19th. Here are the books on the Short and Long List for awards.  Read more...