Exploring the collections of poetry available at the UAA/APU Consortium Library isn’t just for English majors – there’s a poet out there for everyone! If you’re feeling inspired to dabble in poetry this month, we’ve highlighted a few titles that are available here at Consortium below. This is just a small taste – there’s a lot more that you can find in the catalog!

In the Current Where Drowning is Beautiful by Abigail Chabitnov is a collection of poems that use both English and Alutiiq to respond to the silencing of indigenous women, especially in light of the crisis of murdered and missing indigenous women and girls. This is the author’s second collection of poetry and was published in 2022. Chabitnov is a member of the Tangirnaq Native Village in Kodiak, Alaska, and grew up in Pennsylvania. She is also the winner of the Colorado Book Award for Poetry.

Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry, edited by Joanne V. Gabbin and Lauren K. Alleyne, is an anthology of more than one hundred African American poets, many of whom are award-winning. Spanning generations and aesthetics, this collection was made with the intent of creating a narrative of African American poetry through the 20th and 21st centuries. Anthologies are an excellent way to be exposed to different poets, poetry styles, and subjects.

Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women, edited by Sandra Guzman, is a collection that includes works by 140 Latin poets, writers, and activists from around the world. It spans different languages, traditions, and genres and includes both classic and contemporary works.

Poetry Unbound: Poems and New Media from the Magic Lantern to Instagram by Mike Chasar isn’t a collection of poetry but it explores the ways in which poetry has transformed to fit the mediums of the 21st century, making poetry more easily accessible and widely consumed by the public.

Continue to explore the books of and about poetry in the Consortium Library catalog.