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• Good Monster

  Antigua, Diannely

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  The focus of Antigua's most recent collection, Good Monster, "is the body, both wounded and whole, and the experiences that have led the speaker to see herself as a monster." (Poetry Foundation)

• Yaguareté White

  Poems

  Báez, Diego, 1984-

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  Diego Báez’s debut collection, Yaguareté White, explores the sense of alienation that accompanies those who hold multiple, sometimes contesting identities. (Poetry Foundation)

• Consider the Rooster

  Bendorf, Oliver, 1987-

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  The innovative and ecologically minded third collection from Bendorf finds solace in the connections between the human and nonhuman world, centering and celebrating transformation.

• Homeland of My Body

  New and Selected Poems

  Blanco, Richard, 1968-

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  Cuban American poet Richard Blanco. . . writes in search of home, of roots, of belonging, moving beyond the physical geography of place--the Miami of his childhood, Calle Ocho, Little Havana--to a poetics that locates identity in the materiality of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Murmuring Grief of the Americas

  Borzutzky, Daniel

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  Poet Daniel Borzutzky exposes the harsh realities of current economic crises, social unrest, repressive immigration policies, and systematized bureaucracy, not just in the United States but throughout the Americas. (Poetry Foundation)

• Cipota Under the Moon

  Poems

  Castro Luna, Claudia María

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  In a range of prose poems and evocative lyrics that incorporate both translated and untranslated Spanish text, Castro Luna bridges the emotional and geographical distance between a childhood in El Salvador and an adulthood in the United States.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Woman Without Shame

  Poems

  Cisneros, Sandra

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  The introspective latest from Cisneros sweeps through her life with blunt observations and heartfelt prayers.

• Golden Ax

  Cortez, Rio

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  Golden Ax, a debut collection of poems by Rio Cortez, confronts social and racial injustice by following the poet’s complex family map through the United States. (Poetry Foundation)

• Back to the Woods

  Cruz, Cynthia

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  Cruz’s latest (after Hotel Oblivion) examines the human inclination for self-destruction.

• To the Boy Who Was Night

  Poems : Selected and New

  González, Rigoberto

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  This dazzling collection features selections from Gonzalez’s poetry over the past quarter century alongside new work that expands on his themes of sex and masculinity, death and the afterlife, and the experiences of migrants.

• Some of the Light

  New and Selected Poems

  Hernandez, Tim Z.

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  A mid-career poet, performer, and novelist, Hernandez has already generated the work of a lifetime, drawing on themes of history, migration, imperialism, and legacy. (Library Journal)

• Latino Poetry

  the Library of America Anthology

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  This vibrant collection brings together 253 poems by 186 Latino poets from the early 17th century through 2023, showcasing a dynamic poetic tradition that engages with social and political issues and personal experiences.

• Rimonim

  Ritual Poetry of Jewish Liberation

  Levins Morales, Aurora, 1954-

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  Written in collaboration with various communities looking to honor, unravel, and rebuild Jewish liturgies, Rimonim is a book of lyric in the most immediate sense—of poems that are meant to be read and sung. (Publisher's copy)

• The Hurting Kind

  Poems

  Limón, Ada

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  The tender, arresting sixth collection from Limón is an ode to the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that characterizes the natural world.

• Tarta Americana

  Martinez, J. Michael, 1978-

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  The ruminative fourth collection from Martinez blends personal narrative and broader social commentary.

• Moon Mirrored Indivisible

  Matuk, Farid

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  In his wide-ranging third collection, Matuk weaves a rich tapestry of human connection, meditating on sex, war, and ancestral inheritance.

• Promises of Gold

  Promesas De Oro

  Olivarez, José

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  In this moving second collection, Olivarez reflects on his Mexican identity through poems that explore platonic and romantic love, the joys of friendship and food, and the pain and loss at the heart of capitalist society.

• Santa Tarantula

  Perez, Jordan

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  Jordan Pérez explores the tension between fear and reprieve, between hopelessness and light, in her debut collection, Santa Tarantula, the tenth winner of the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize. (Publisher's copy)

• Relinquenda

  Regalado, Alexandra Lytton

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  CantoMundo fellow Regalado writes of pain and uncertainty while stranded in the United States by pandemic and separated from her family in El Salvador. (Library Journal)

• Every Sound Is Not a Wolf

  Ríos, Alberto

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  This collection of poems in couplets explores the bond between people, environments, and nature.