Copper Canyon Press: 155 books

"Ms. Stein reminds us that there is no honey—rough, or otherwise—without the sting." —The New York Times In this lush, disturbing second collection from Melissa Stein, exquisite images are salvaged from harm and survival. Set against the natural world’s violence—both ordinary...

“Kasischke astonishes with her lyricism and metaphorical power.” -Publishers Weekly“Every poem is exquisitely crafted, with crisp, clean lines and imagery that dazzles.”-The Washington Post“For Kasischke… poetry is a kind of revenge on the existential limits that it describes”-Los...

"[Shattered Sonnets] breathes life into American verse . . . [an] urgent and unrepentant collection."—Rick Moody, Poetry"This convulsive book [Shattered Sonnets]—at times funny, at times sick at heart—refracts and defends a wondrous light."—Edward HirschOlena Kalytiak Davis's Shattered...

Honored as one of "Nine Great Poetry Books of 2014"—The New Yorker “The Poem She Didn’t Write is a breakup book, full of the kinds of invective and taunts honed by a person who has spent, as all of us have now spent, infinite hours online. Its complex tones arise from the poet’s wanting...

“[A] confident, mystical, expansive project.”—Publishers Weekly“[D]azzling and timeless . . . focus is so unwaveringly aimed toward the transcendent—not God, but the beloved—that we seem to slip into a less cluttered time.”—The Virginia Quarterly Review, “Editor’s Choice”"Mary...

"Rios evokes the mysterious and unexpected forces that dwell inside the familiar."-The Washington Post "Ríos delivers another stunning book of poems, rich in impeccable metaphors, that revel in the ordinariness of morning coffee and the crackle of thunderous desert storms. In...

"Through more than a dozen collections, C.D. Wright pushed the bounds of imagination as she explored desire, loss and physical sensation. Her posthumously published book, ShallCross features seven poem sequences that show her tremendous range in style and approach. As she considers, among other...

“I will call the voice of this poet a ‘common’ voice… a voice a poet could take into an entire lifetime of memorable writing.” -Philip Levine, Ploughshares This second collection from APR-Honickman winner Tomás Q. Morín explores love gone sideways in the lives of lovers, parents and...

"Perplexity and wonder are integral parts of Tung-Hui Hu's poetry, which is as elegant as it is surprising."-Rain Taxi"This fresh and unexpected poet extends the lyric into the social space without losing any of song's intensity or mystery."-Mark Doty"Tung-Hui Hu works magic on the page."-Linda...

"Budbill both informs and moves. He is, in short, a delight and a comfort." -Wendell Berry "David Budbill is a no-nonsense, free-range sage." -Dana Jennings, The New York Times "Looking at the reality closely, he sees parts move in a unison-sometimes graceless, sometimes ugly, always...

• Featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered” • Featured in Ted Kooser’s nationally syndicated American Life in Poetry column • Anthologized in Good Poems, edited by Garrison Keillor • Anthologized in Poetry 180, edited by Billy Collins • Founder and director of the Anderson Center •...

"Kasischke's poems are powered by a skillful use of imagery and the subtle, ingenious way she turns a phrase."—Austin American-Statesman The Infinitesimals stares directly at illness and death, employing the same highly evocative and symbolic style that earned Laura Kasischke the...

Named to the Notable Books of the Year lists from The Kansas City Star and the Michigan Library Association.“Jim Harrison is a writer with immortality in him.”—The Times (London)“This is [Harrison’s] most robust, sure-footed, and blood-raising poetry collection to date.”—BooklistJim...

"Had Dr. Dolittle fathered a prodigious daughter, she might well be behind the bizarre and entertaining personae found on the pages of Lindsay's first-book bestiary...Lindsay's dark-edged, sometimes creepy poems are also imbued with a buoying sense of respect for the different, the unexpected and...