Böcker av Jason Koo

Poetry. New York Interest. Brooklyn has long been known as having one of the most vibrant poetry scenes in the world, yet there has never been an anthology devoted to celebrating the many contemporary poets who call it home. The BROOKLYN POETS ANTHOLOGY is a landmark collection offering a panoramic snapshot of the Brooklyn poetry community--itself composed of many different communities--emphasizing a variety of voices, aesthetics, and traditions. Gathered here are 170 poets, including Philip Levine, Bernadette Mayer, Vijay Seshadri, Edward Hirsch, Aracelis Girmay, Martiín Espada, Gregory Pardlo, Kimiko Hahn, Tom Sleigh, Lemon Andersen, Patricia Spears Jones, Timothy Donnelly, Tyehimba Jess, Matthea Harvey, Cathy Park Hong, Matthew Rohrer, Dorothea Lasky, Anselm Berrigan, Angel Nafis, Joanna Fuhrman, Leigh Stein, Morgan Parker, Ocean Vuong, Tommy Pico, Wendy Xu, former Brooklyn Poet Laureate D. Nurkse, current Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang, and many more. As the inaugural volume of a new series, the BROOKLYN POETS ANTHOLOGY offers readers a sense of the richness and diversity of the poetry to be found within this historic borough.

"If Frank O''Hara, Shakespeare and André Breton were alive today in Brooklyn, they might be Jason Koo. Jason Koo is alive today and he writes and I listen. I listen because he tells me something very important about what it means to be an American poet. Jason Koo is a live wire and the poems in America''s Favorite Poem are shoots of ocean-colored electricity from the center of a country that listens to itself. These poems bluster and ask us, "What''s the point of being ridiculous?" and then give us the answer just as quickly, because "Over and over and over again you dream." This is an American poetry that isn''t afraid to dream again. So dream alongside of it and your new favorite poem just may be you again." -Dorothea Lasky