{"id":256,"date":"2023-02-14T08:17:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T13:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/?page_id=256"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:40:08","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"NPF Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>All books are published under the imprint of the National Poetry Foundation and, if still in print, can be directly ordered through the <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C22921_ustores\/web\/store_main.jsp?STOREID=15&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\">University of Maine shopping site<\/a>. If there&#8217;s a book you&#8217;re interested in ordering and can&#8217;t find, please reach out to our publications specialist at betsy.rose@maine.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New and Noteworthy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Conversation with One\u2019s Peers: The First Thirty Years of the George Oppen Memorial Lectures<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Edited and with an introduction by Michael Cross \/ Preface by Steve Dickison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-716x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Conversation With One's Peers\" class=\"wp-image-2004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-716x1024.jpg 716w, 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,716px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring work by Michael Heller, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, John Taggart, Hugh Kenner, Marjorie Perloff, Mark Linenthal, Lyn Hejinian, Kevin Killian, Peter Quartermain, Norma Cole, Stephen Cope, Susan Thackrey, George Albon, Burton Hatlen, Marjorie Welish, Michael Palmer, Rosmarie Waldrop, Rob Halpern, Peter Nicholls, Joseph Donahue, and Roberto Tejada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISBN 978-0-943373-79-9<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back Catalog: 1974 to the Present<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id256_de9522-5e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id256_de9522-5e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id256_de9522-5e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/blossoms-from-the-east-erza-pound.jpg 663w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/blossoms-from-the-east-erza-pound-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/blossoms-from-the-east-erza-pound-91x140.jpg 91w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/blossoms-from-the-east-erza-pound-317x490.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/blossoms-from-the-east-erza-pound-423x653.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/blossoms-from-the-east-erza-pound-634x979.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,663px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/ezra-pound-and-ezra-pound-scholarship\/\">Ezra Pound and Ezra Pound Scholarship <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column256_592f01-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column256_592f01-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column256_592f01-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column256_592f01-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column256_592f01-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column256_592f01-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column256_592f01-f9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column256_592f01-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column256_592f01-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/poetics-and-literary-criticism\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/robert-creeley-the-poets-workshop.jpg\" alt=\"Red background and a white square on the left side of cover with abstract black and white objects flying out of it\" class=\"wp-image-1498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/robert-creeley-the-poets-workshop.jpg 674w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/robert-creeley-the-poets-workshop-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/robert-creeley-the-poets-workshop-92x140.jpg 92w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/robert-creeley-the-poets-workshop-317x482.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/robert-creeley-the-poets-workshop-423x643.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/03\/robert-creeley-the-poets-workshop-634x963.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,674px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/poetics-and-literary-criticism\/\">Poetics and Literary Criticism<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column256_db227d-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column256_db227d-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column256_db227d-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column256_db227d-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column256_db227d-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column256_db227d-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column256_db227d-f8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column256_db227d-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column256_db227d-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column256_db227d-f8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/04\/corbett1a.jpg\" alt=\"black background and white sketch of a bedroom\" class=\"wp-image-1544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/04\/corbett1a.jpg 676w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/04\/corbett1a-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/04\/corbett1a-92x140.jpg 92w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/04\/corbett1a-317x480.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/04\/corbett1a-423x641.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/04\/corbett1a-634x960.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/poetry-and-phoenix-series\/\">Poetry and Phoenix Series<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column256_ff6afa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column256_ff6afa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column256_ff6afa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column256_ff6afa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column256_ff6afa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column256_ff6afa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column256_ff6afa-9b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column256_ff6afa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column256_ff6afa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column256_ff6afa-9b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" 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