Varley O’Connor Scribner ($25) by Erin Lewenauer Varley O’Connor’s dynamic and remarkable portrait of Tanaquil “Tanny” Le Clercq investigates the cost of being a muse.

Kim Stanley Robinson Orbit ($15.99) by William Alexander Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2312 is a love story and a solar-system-spanning travelogue. It performs magnificently in both roles. The

Carole Maso Counterpoint ($26) by Laura Winton Carole Maso’s work to date has been characterized by a lush, almost otherworldy writing, a style in which

edited by Bhisham Bherwani Atlanta Review ($8) by Graziano Krätli In 1963, the prominent Bengali writer and critic Buddhadeva Bose voiced some speculation as to

Lew Welch City Lights ($17.95) by Maria Damon Making things with words—that is what Lew Welch did. Early in his career, recently graduated from Reed

Stephen Motika Alice James Books ($15.95) by Gillian Conoley Stephen Motika’s first full-length collection, Western Practice, sets itself firmly at the edge of a tradition of

Natalie Diaz Copper Canyon Press ($16) by James Naiden For 102 pages, Natalie Diaz stretches poems into visual shapes, working with the left and right

Samuel Amadon Cleveland State University Poetry Center ($15.95) by Chris Vola Unbeknownst to many, Hartford enjoys one of the richest and longest literary traditions of

Juan Sweeney translated by Chad Sweeney Forklift Books ($14.95) by Jeff Alessandrelli If ever a man could “think in English” but “speak in Spanish,” “dream

Pamela Uschuk Wings Press ($16) by Sean Thomas Dougherty In her new collection’s opening poem, “Ode to Federico Garcia Lorca,” Pamela Uschuk evokes the ghost