Four Recent Poetry Collections Worth Reading
On this week's episode, A.O. Scott joins host Gilbert Cruz to talk about the value of close reading poetry. And the Book Review's poetry editor Greg Cowles recommends four recently published collections.
Books mentioned in this episode
"New and Collected Hell: A Poem," by Shane McCrae
"Ominous Music Intensifying," by Alexandra Teague
"Ecstasy: Poems," by Alex Dimitrov
"New and Selected Poems," by Marie Howe
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