American poetry -- 21st century
Found in 139 Collections and/or Records:
Campfires and constellations, 2013
The poems in this collection mediatate on the fact that what we don't know about the universe is, inevitably, greater than we know. -- abstract.
Cicada calypso, 2013
This collection of poems has as its goal the transcending of individual emotion into universality of feeling; this resonances is what has always drawn me to poetry. -- abstract.
Climbing a silo in stilettos, 2006
This manuscript is a culmination of my poetry during my time as a Master of Fine Arts student at Emerson College. The death and loss of loved ones, relationships and family is a theme consistent throughout this collection. My earlier poems tend to have a
Columbia Road, 2013
Columbia Road is a collection of narrative poems, many about place. They weave a conceptual trail between the writer's roots in western Pennsylvania to her life in storied South Boston, a crucible of social controversy and struggle. -- abstract.
Consider echo, 2014
Collection of original poems and select translations that match the theme and tone of the overall work.--Abstract.
Convenient amnesia, 2013
The poems in 'Convenient Amnesia' deal with the will and perseverance of human nature. In three sections, this collection discusses race, political and cultural commentary, relationships, love and loss. -- abstract.
Cosmological gardens, 2005
Coterminous, 2004
This collection of poetry focuses on situation rather than narrative, meditating on the nuances of imaginative life, exploring human perception and the human body in nontraditional ways.
Coventry Carol, 2020
Delicate stories : translations and a poem, 2011
This thesis comprises one long poem in English and twenty-seven short translations from German, French, and Latin. The long poem, South, takes a single (and possibly spurious) wartime anecdote told by the narrator's grandfather as the point of departure f
Dodge & burn, 2008
These poems explore the lingering imprint specific people, places, and events can leave. -- abstract.
Doldrums, 2020
Down the road, 2008
Down the Road is a collection of poems reflecting various instances of maturation and recognition from childhood onward. The poems as a group attempt to dramatize the contradictions one encounters when developing and attempting to sustain an individual se
Dreamer's Requiem, 2010
Dreamer's Requiem is a narrative poem in five sections narrated by a teenage female who lives in a city called Suburbia. After recounting what led her to join an underground rebel group called The Red Hand, she describes what happens when The Red Hand lau
Earthitudes, 2018
"Earthitudes is a portmanteau of two words - 'earth' and 'magnitudes.' These poems have been generated from physical contact with the earth--specific geographies, locations, and the people who inhabit them. From these contact points, three poetic narratives are being woven together: a timely romance, a family drama, and the working-class backdrop that colors it all." --Abstract.
Elephant, 2013
Though varied in its subjects, moods, and styles, Elephant is a collection of poems animated by a deep affection for humankind, complicated by a concern about the ongoing worldwide environmental degradation, as well as the vast absurdity of religion. -- a
Evening watch, 2008
Evening Watch is a voyage of sorts through the conflicting desires and needs surrounding the life of a serviceman during and after his service to country. The poems herein reflect the often strange dichotomies that develop when a person must struggle to d
Everything is the devil, 2013
Employing a mixture of surreal narrative, essayistic speculation, and gallows humor, the poems in this collection examine the uncanny, sometimes horrific aspects of everyday life. -- abstract.
Fist fight in the Christ factory, 2018
Freesia, 2004
These poems range from narrative to lyric to the intentionally wrangled by syntax.