Fuck, this is hard. Yes, I am biased but I genuinely believe there is no form of writing in the world currently shining as bright as poetry. Poets are crafting brilliances, too many to keep up, and certainly too many for me to write about at any length. My next collection is currently in submission to US/UK presses, and so far I have a bunch of “pass” notes all saying something along the lines of, “This is great, but unfortunately we’re oversubscribed on poetry”, in one case by years. It’s a similar story in Australia, an abundance of poets, more books than publishers able to put them out, and I know I’m lucky to have a press at all. Still, I wish more room was made for us, more given to the marketing and promotion of what does get published, more poetry, period.
Wow these all sounds so good. Have added to my list! 👏🏽👏🏽