Poetry Readers Challenge discussion

As I bear down on the number 20, I figure I may as well post my list here, as it currently stands.


Poetry books/chapbooks/micros I’ve read so far in 2017:

1. The Disordered by Anhvu Buchanan
2. Sunday Mornings at the Caffe Mediterraneum by Wendy Sloan
3. The Mountain Poems of Hsieh Ling-Yun, trans. by David Hinton
4. Vellum by Chelsea Woodard
5. Unlock by Bei Dao, trans. by Elliot Weinberger and Iona Man-Cheong
6. [one love affair]* by Jenny Boully
7. Are You an Echo?: The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko, trans. by Sally Ito and Michiko Tsuboi
8. I Am Not a War by Sophia Terazawa
9. Ode to the Far Shore by Khaty Xiong (micro-chapbook)
10. Dear Suki: letters by Lana Bella (micro-chapbook)
11. Which Way to Go, or Here, by Anhvu Buchanan and Brent Piller (micro-chapbook)
12. Hunt by Jessica Cuello
13. Afterland by Mai Der Vang
14. Then Winter by Chloe Honum (chapbook)
15. Water & Salt by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
16. 3arabi Song by Zeina Hashem Beck (chapbook)
17. 40 Sonnets by Don Paterson
18. Home Economics by Liz Ahl (chapbook)
19. My Mississippi by Laura Sobbott Ross (chapbook)
20. Antipoems: New and Selected by Nicanor Parra, ed. by David Unger, with multiple translators
21. Lotus Feet by Kelley White (chapbook)
22. Some Thing Black by Jacques Roubaud, trans. by Rosmarie Waldrop
23. Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire: A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character by Kay Redfield Jamison
24. The Selected Poems of Donald Hall
25. The Boat of Quiet Hours by Jane Kenyon
26. Sound Effects by Nina Bennett (chapbook)
27. Sound Travels on Water by Kyle Potvin (chapbook)
28. Nasty Women Poets: An Unapologetic Anthology of Subversive Verse, ed. by Grace Bauer and Julie Kane
29. Ordinary Beast by Nicole Sealey
30. Two-Countries: U.S. Daughters and Sons of Immigrant Parents, ed. by Tina Schumann
31. Nancy Drew Anthology: Writing & Art Featuring Everybody's Favorite Female Sleuth, ed. by Melanie Villines
32. Prey Tell: An Anthology of Poems About Birds of Prey, ed. by Julie A. Dickson

I thought I'd bump this thread with my updated list, since no matter how you count it, I'm now at at least 20 for the year (and, according to some ways of counting, I'm now at 24).

Awesome, Jenna! You hit it out of the ballpark this year. I'm so sorry I've been MIA this year and have not kept up with reading reviews. I'm curious about where you're getting micro-chaps. I enjoy wee poetry concepts.

Thanks for checking in, Jen! I'm a bit astonished by how much I had time to read this year. Seems unlikely that I'll be able to duplicate these numbers next year!

The three Platypus Press micro-chaps I reviewed are all available for free download on the Platypus Press website, here, along with many more: http://platypuspress.co.uk/2412/ . This was something I discovered serendipitously after googling Khaty Xiong because I wanted to read more of her work.

I've visited the site and downloaded one (and will more). Very fun concept. It's sort of like creating your own anthology and it's good publicity for the poets.

I like the aesthetic of the Platypus Press covers quite a bit. Hope you enjoy!

Well, it's December 28, so I think that's a wrap on 2017 for me. See you all next year!