Some Poems I've Enjoyed Lately

after reading 1127 poems for a prize...I kept reading...

Dear Friends,

Here’s the thing about reading poetry: the more you read, the more you want to read—like having your hand elbow-deep in a bag of existential potato chips.

I spent half of last week and most of the weekend reading entries for the Ledbury Poetry Prize. It was thrilling. And exhausting. And when I had finally finished, I wanted to keep reading.…