Spring Trade Paperbacks: Poetry

BOA Editions

Nomina (Apr., $16) by Karen Volkman. New works from the winner of the James Laughlin Award and the Iowa Poetry Prize.

Chatto & Windus

(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)

The Pomegranates of Kandahar (Apr., $15.95) by Sarah Maguire collects poems written in the context of world events.

Copper Canyon Press

(dist. by Consortium)

The Hands of the Day (May, $17) by Pablo Neruda, trans. by William O’Daly, celebrates the poet’s labors while expressing guilt over never having worked with his hands.

Cornell Univ. Press

Voicing American Poetry: Sound and Performance from the 1920s to the Present (June, $19.95) by Lesley Wheeler. This history of poetry performances ranges from early radio and the Beats to modern-day poetry slams.

Gallaudet Univ. Press

Moon on the Meadow: Collected Poems (Mar., $24.95) by Pia Taavila. The daughter of deaf parents focuses on aspects of life, love, loss and family.

David R. Godine/Black Sparrow

Metropolitan Tang (Mar., $17.95) by Lynn Bamber interjects humor in topics ranging from the breakup of her marriage to watching bulls in a field.

Frances Lincoln

(dist. by Antique Collectors’ Club)

Zen Haiku (Mar., $14.95), edited by Jonathan Clements, selects from three centuries of haiku; illustrated.

Marsh Hawk Press

(dist. by Small Press Distribution)

A Woman’s Guide to Mountain Climbing (Mar., $15) by Jane Augustine journeys through mountains, both actual and symbolic.

North Atlantic Books

Belonging: New Poetry by Iranians Around the World (July, $16.95), edited by Niloufar Talebi, focuses on Iran’s artistic traditions and current political events.

Northwestern Univ. Press

The Note She Left (Apr., $13.95) by Susan Hahn presents a vision of the world from the perspective of a woman preparing to leave it.

W.W. Norton

Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond (Apr., $24.95), edited by Tina Chang et al., celebrates artistic and cultural forces flourishing in Asia and the Middle East.

Ohio Univ. Press/Swallow Press

Azores: Poems (Apr.; $12.95, cloth $24.95) by David Yezzi presents the author’s second volume of poems.

Persea

(dist. by W.W. Norton)

Satin Cash (June, $14) by Lisa Russ Spaar expresses yearning for spiritual and bodily fulfillment.

TalonBooks

(dist. by Northwestern Univ. Press)

Sentenced to Light (Apr., $24.95) by Fred Wah forms a series of collaborative image-text projects.

Tia ChuCha Press

(dist. by Northwestern Univ. Press)

Nostalgia for a Trumpet: Poems of Memory and History (Apr., $13.95) by Susan Anderson tells stories of ordinary life, reflecting music, history and more in African-American culture.

Trinity Univ. Press

(dist. by Perseus)

Poets on the Psalms (Apr., $19.95), edited by Lynn Domina. Poets discuss the influence of psalms on their life and work.

Univ. of Arkansas Press

Inclined to Speak: An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Poetry (Mar.; $24.95, cloth $59.95), edited by Hayan Charara.

Univ. of North Texas Press

Mister Martini (Apr., $12.95) by Richard Carr explores the father-son relationship with haikulike martini recipes.

Univ. of Pittsburgh Press

Primitive Mentor (Mar., $14) by Dean Young presents the Pulitzer finalist’s ninth collection.

Univ. of Wisconsin Press

Meditations of Rising and Falling (Apr.; $14.95, cloth $26.95) by Philip Pardi explores the nuances of faith and resistance.

The Royal Baker’s Daughter (Apr.; $14.95, cloth $26.95) by Barbara Goldberg shows that sometimes the best defense against terror is making mischief.