I love making end-of-the-year lists, and here’s (predictably) my favorite end-of-the-year list to make: my favorite poems that were published/performed in 2017 (in no particular order).
Calling a Wolf a Wolf (Inpatient) by Kaveh Akbar
The Police Are Dispatched For A House Fire by Sara Mae
Churching by Kristin Chang
Bourne Identity by Taylor Steele
Good Movies by Tyler Brewington
Femmes by Zenaida Peterson and Angelica Maria
Personal Statement by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza
Allafter: Small Things by John Quiñonez
Written to be Yelled at Trump Tower During a Vigil for the NEA by sam sax
Performance After the End of the World by Talin Tahajian
I Guess By Now I Thought I’d Be Done With Shame by Franny Choi
A HATE POEM. FOR POSEIDON, GOD OF THE OCEAN by Dorothy McGinnis
How Best to Say Body by Talicha Johnson
AKA Ladies Night by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
Love Letter While Bipolar by John Pinkham
Against Consolidation by George Abraham
Mealtime by Topaz Winters
I’m Sorry my OCD is Not a Love Poem by Harper Russet
Kelis - Milkshake by Hanif Abdurraqib
Carrie Buck and I Compare Surgery Scars by Linette Reeman
THE WAY I CARRY IT by Yena Sharma Purmasir
Aubade, I Guess by Ewan Hill
**I’m forgetful as hell and read/heard a lot of poems I absolutely adored this year, so I’ll probably be adding onto this list until New Year’s!!!