New Poetries VI An Anthology

From the first New Poetries anthology, published in 1994, through to this sixth volume, the series has showcased the work of some of the most exciting and interesting new poets writing in English from around the world, many of whom have subsequently gone on to achieve notable success: Sophie Hannah, Vona Groarke, Patrick McGuinness, Kei Miller, Caroline Bird, David Morley, Jane Yeh, William Letford, Tara Bergin, and many others. Crucially, the New Poetries anthologies have never sought to identify a school, much less a generation: the poets included employ a wide range of styles, forms, and approaches, and “new” need not be taken to imply “young.” Poets include Vahni Capildeo, Joey Connolly, Adam Crothers, J. Kates, Eric Langley, Rebecca Watts, Judith Willson, Alex Wong, and more.

Michael Schmidt is a writer in residence at St. John’s College, Cambridge, a founder and editorial and managing director of Carcanet Press, and a founder and general editor of PN Review. He is the author of several books, including Lives of the Poets and New and Collected Poems. Helen Tookey is a freelance editor and the author of Missel-Child and Telling the Fractures, a short story collection. Her poetry appeared in the anthology New Poetries V.