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Barbara Hamby's third book of poetry, "Babel", observes the world as a highly disordered place that one can only begin to understand through artistic expression.

Soul-mate of Picasso, Cubist word-painter, American poet Gertrude Stein is hard to read. But you can learn a lot as a developing writer from making the effort.

Fearing's poetry and writing offer a unique use of language and a glimpse into the darker, quirkier side of 20th century American life.

Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1960, Rachel Tzvia Back relocated to Israel in 1980. She returns often to the United States to give poetry readings.

The new book from former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove is not only an unusual project, but also features a way of writing that's often missing from today's poetry world.