7 Best poetry books like Draft of a Letter (Phoenix Poets) by James Longenbach

Cover of Draft of a Letter (Phoenix Poets) by James Longenbach

Draft of a Letter (Phoenix Poets)

By: James Longenbach

3.90

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

From Second Draft : What other people learn From birth, Betrayal, I learned late. My soul perched O…

If you liked the poetry plot in Draft of a Letter (Phoenix Poets) by James Longenbach , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of the black maria (American Poets Continuum) by Aracelis Girmay

1. the black maria (American Poets Continuum)

By: Aracelis Girmay

4.38

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Praise for Aracelis "[Girmay's] every loss—she calls them estrangements—is a yearning for connect… read more

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Cover of frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss

2. frank: sonnets

By: Diane Seuss

4.50

Format: 137 pages, Paperback

WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY WINNER OF THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD … read more

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"I saw a little movie of a person stroking a small bird with two Q-tips, one held between the forefinger and thumb of each hand. It tipped back its head to receive the minor tenderness, which to the b…"

-Diane Seuss, frank: sonnets

Cover of Bluest Nude: Poems by Ama Codjoe

3. Bluest Nude: Poems

By: Ama Codjoe

4.48

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work Ama Codjoe’s highly anticipated de… read more

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Cover of That Was Now, This Is Then: Poems by Vijay Seshadri

4. That Was Now, This Is Then: Poems

By: Vijay Seshadri

3.71

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

The brilliant new collection from Vijay Seshadri, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning 3 Sections … read more

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Cover of Constellation Route by Matthew Olzmann

5. Constellation Route

By: Matthew Olzmann

4.31

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

Constellation Route uses the form of the letter to explore issues related to contemporary American … read more

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Cover of Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence and Grief by Victoria Chang

6. Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence and Grief

By: Victoria Chang

4.50

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

A collection of literary letters and mementos on the art of remembering across generations. For … read more

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"My mother did so much for me. What I returned to her were empty containers."

-Victoria Chang, Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence and Grief

"If you saw my poems today, I hope you could see that I heard you even though you couldn't hear me. I have tried to write shorter + shorter + denser + denser + louder + louder poems. They have become …"

-Victoria Chang, Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence and Grief

"What's the rush?", you said about publishing. I added: "Does the world need another competent book of poems?" Most times, we wouldn't answer our own questions because what did we know? We only knew t…"

-Victoria Chang, Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence and Grief

"Maybe I am staring into a piece of paper like it is a pond, hoping one day that what looks back is not my own reflection, but my great-grandmother's face. Maybe poetry is the distance between my face…"

-Victoria Chang, Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence and Grief

Cover of Draft of a Letter (Phoenix Poets) by James Longenbach

7. Draft of a Letter (Phoenix Poets)

By: James Longenbach

3.90

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

From Second Draft : What other people learn From birth, Betrayal, I learned late. My soul perched O… read more

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9 must-read contemporary books like frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss

Transform Your Habits

The Wild Iris

Louise Glück

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Sharks in the Rivers

Ada Limon

3.95

Transform Your Habits

frank: sonnets

Diane Seuss

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Tradition

Jericho Brown

4.24

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