New Poetries VII, ed. by Michael Schmidt Candlestick Press The texture of her language

The texture of her language – its deft and surprising turns

These 81 brief poems from the 5th century BCE make up a foundational text in world culture

a posthumous classic

it is a book that offers an insistent performance of poetic dialogue with the visual

New Poetries VII, ed. by Michael Schmidt Candlestick Press The texture of her languageFrom the first New Poetries anthology, published in 1994, through to this seventh volume, the series has showcased some of the most engaging and inventive new poets writing in English from around the world. Many have gone on to achieve notable success: Kei Miller, Sinad Morrissey, Caroline Bird, Sophie Hannah, Tara Bergin and Vahni Capildeo among them. The New Poetries anthologies have never sought to identify a school, much less a generation: the