Books of poetry should be a pleasure to hold and read. To enrich readers' experience, the Contemporary Classics Poetry series prints the best of today's works in beautiful casebound editions. The four poets that start the series are emerging stars who brilliantly point the way in language and imagery for generations to come.
Marcus Cafagna teaches creative writing at Southwest Missouri State University and is the author of The Broken World, selected by Yusef Komunyakaa for the National Poetry Series. His work has appeared in the American Poetry Review, the Southern Review, TriQuarterly, and DoubleTake. He lives in Springfield, Missouri.