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• Time Is a Mother

  Vuong, Ocean, 1988-,

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  Ocean Vuong's second collection of poetry looks inward, on the aftershocks of his mother's death, and the struggle and rewards of staying present in the world.

• Scars & Stars

  Poems

  Thistle, Jesse

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  In this collection Thistle charts his own history, the stories of people from his past, the burning intensity of new and unexpected love, the complex legacies of family and community, and the beauty of parenthood,

• In a Time of Distance

  and Other Poems

  McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-,

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  In this delightful work, McCall Smith takes us on a captivating journey from Africa to Greece, London, Canada, Mumbai, and back home to Scotland, celebrating people, places, animals, and books.

• I Had a Brother Once

  a Poem, a Memoir

  Mansbach, Adam, 1976-,

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  In this heartbreaking, brutally candid memoir, Mansbach recounts events surrounding his brother's death, struggling through anger, sorrow, and confusion. (Booklist)

• Alone Together

  Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19

  Haupt, Jennifer

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  Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort During the Time of COVID-19 is a collection of essays, poems, and interviews to serve as a lifeline for negotiating how to connect and thrive during this stressful time of isolation as well as a historical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Melancholy

  Poems

  Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-,

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  The first poetry collection in twenty-five years by the National Book Award-winning author observes the human heart and mind while exploring subjects ranging from politics and racism to poverty and loss.

• Intended Beauty

  A Collection of Poetry and Reflections By a Mother and Son

  Anderson, Diane

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  Intended Beauty is a moving tribute to the troubled life of a son and the grief of a mother.

• Dearly

  Poems

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  By turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals.

• These Are My Big Girl Pants

  Vittoria, Amber

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  These Are My Big Girl Pants depicts the complexities and nuances of being a woman in this world. This is a collection of poetry and artwork that embraces womanhood and all of its inherent intricacies.

• How to Fly (in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)

  Poetry

  Kingsolver, Barbara

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  "In her second poetry collection, Barbara Kingsolver offers reflections on the practical, the spiritual, and the wild."--From publisher.

• A Collection of Poetry About Life

  Anderson, Shannon

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  This is a personal collection of poetry that touches on the hardest times of Anderson's life and how she dealt with it.