great book

This book was on display at the local library for their little "National Poetry Month" table...and I've really enjoyed it. There's some great new poets in here, well new to me, though the book was published five years ago.

I think Julia Kasdorf might be my new favorite poet. Her poem "Eve's Striptease" is hilarious, beautiful, and filled with surprising imagery. I'm jealous I didn't write it. I just bought two of her poetry books and can't wait for Amazon to deliver them.

Jeffrey McDaniel, James Harms, Allison Joseph (another good link for her), Ann Townsend, and HeidiLynn Nilsson are also wonderful new discoveries for me. I'm very excited to complete my thesis reading list. May the US Postal Service be swift and strong.