The Spoken Word Revolution, Mark Eleveld (Editor). SourceBooks, Inc., 2005.
Poetry has of course long since moved beyond iambic pentameter. What’s striking for me in this collection is how important sound and rhythm are to many poems. The CD that comes with this book is welcome – it was great to hear poets perform their own material. (I wish they’d recorded everything, rather than only a third.) The poems have a range of topics and styles. Some of these poems strike me as truly brilliant. (Reviewed May, ’06)