The Eloquent Poem: 128 Contemporary Poems and Their Making

A groundbreaking poetry anthology for readers, writers, students, and teachers, with original poems from some of America’s greatest living poets.

From the New York Times best-selling anthologist, Elise Paschen, comes The Eloquent Poem, a groundbreaking collection of new poems by 128 contemporary poets, including Mary Jo Bang, Marilyn Chin, Billy Collins, Cornelius Eady, Martîn Espada, Kamiko Hahn, Joy Harjo, Edward Hirsch, Major Jackson, Laura Kasischke, Joy Ladin, Randall Mann, Paul Muldoon, Marilyn Nelson, Aimee Nezhukmatathil, Stanley Plumly, Rosanna Warren, and many others. This extraordinary volume is divided into sections by poetic approach―some formal, some occasional, and some thematic―and includes illuminating micro-essays from the contributors on how each poem came to be.