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Edited by Neil Astley. Bloodaxe, out now The fourth anthology in the publisher’s Staying Alive series—tagline: “real poems for unreal times”—offers an international selection of more than 500 poems addressing themes of love, loss, fear, and pain, as well as the joy of living. Together in a Sudden Strangeness Edited by Alice Quinn, Knopf, out now Reflecting on Covid-19 and its long-ranging impacts, this anthology collects 85 poems by prominent writers including Billy Collins, Jane Hirs...

“Hearing them speak on the different poems that were read aloud definitely spread that inclusivity,” Ramos-Lara said. “He tried to, not necessarily erase, but build on a platform of negativity that has been there with the Pit Preacher, and create hope for something&#x2...