The goal of this activity is to find three poems from our Best American Poetry volume that we believe best speak to our generation. We took our three poems from the 2013 issue. 2013 was a very strong year for poetry, 2012 had passed and the world did not end, it was still very much…
I find that it is necessary for a poem to address a topic that all readers can connect to in a negative or positive way. I call topics that can do this timeless topics. Jericho Brown is renowned for addressing such topics, some which are race, sexuality, and judgement; All of these topics are brought…