As I have every year since 2014, in 2025 I set aside a couple of months to peruse the year’s books of poetry — at least those books I had on hand. In the past, I’ve titled my annual roundup — one ...

The essays in “Watch Your Language” are in close conversation with the poems in “So to Speak,” letting Hayes play with form and ideas. By Elisa Gabbert “Do questions or answers create history?” ...

For a quarter of a century, Open Books: A Poetry Emporium operated out of the ground floor of a home in Wallingford. The space had been a hub for all the many spokes of the Seattle poetry community — ...

Poetry books on love, life and wisdom are an emotional gift which can remind the receiver how thoughtful and caring your intentions are to make the right choice of book gifting. Explore here some of ...