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Another Last Call

Poems on Addiction and Deliverance

Kaveh Akbar 

(Editor)

Paige Lewis 

(Editor)

Natalie Shapero 

(Contribution by)

et al.

Sherwin Bitsui 

(Contribution by)

Ocean Vuong 

(Contribution by)

Sophie Klahr 

(Contribution by)

Dana Roeser 

(Contribution by)

Michael Klein 

(Contribution by)

Tomás Q Morín 

(Contribution by)

Airea D Matthews 

(Contribution by)

Joy Harjo 

(Contribution by)

Joy Priest 

(Contribution by)

Sharon Olds 

(Contribution by)

Megan Denton Ray 

(Contribution by)

Bernardo Wade 

(Contribution by)

Jeffrey Skinner 

(Contribution by)

Phillip B. Williams 

(Contribution by)

Joshua Mehigan 

(Contribution by)

Cynthia Cruz 

(Contribution by)

Sam Sax 

(Contribution by)

The Cyborg Jillian Weise 

(Contribution by)

Jos Charles 

(Contribution by)

Mary Karr 

(Contribution by)

Steven Espada Dawson 

(Contribution by)

Brendan Constantine 

(Contribution by)

Megan Fernandes 

(Contribution by)

Sarah Gorham 

(Contribution by)

Katie Jean Shinkle 

(Contribution by)

Sophie Cabot Black 

(Contribution by)

Anthony Ceballos 

(Contribution by)

Afaa M. Weaver 

(Contribution by)

Diane Seuss 

(Contribution by)

Erin Noehre 

(Contribution by)

Zach Linge 

(Contribution by)

Layli Long Soldier 

(Contribution by)

Samuel Ace 

(Contribution by)

Martín Espada 

(Contribution by)

Marianne Chan 

(Contribution by)

Ada Limón 

(Contribution by)

Dana Levin 

(Contribution by)

Chase Berggrun 

(Contribution by)

Jericho Brown 

(Contribution by)

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Description

An anthology edited by acclaimed poets Kaveh Akbar and Paige Lewis.

In 1997, Sarabande published Last Call, a poetry anthology that became a formative text on the lived experiences of addiction. Now, more than twenty-five years later, editors Kaveh Akbar and Paige Lewis offer this companion volume for a new generation. Another Last Call: Poems on Addiction & Deliverance showcases work from poets like Joy Harjo, Afaa M. Weaver, Diane Seuss, Layli Long Soldier, Sharon Olds, Jericho Brown, Ada Limón, and Ocean Vuong, as well as many new and powerful voices.

Contributors: Samuel Ace, Chase Berggrun, Sherwin Bitsui, Sophie Cabot Black, Jericho Brown, Anthony Ceballos, Marianne Chan, Jos Charles, Brendan Constantine, Cynthia Cruz, Steven Espada Dawson, Megan Denton Ray, Martín Espada, Megan Fernandes, Sarah Gorham, Joy Harjo, Mary Karr, Sophie Klahr, Michael Klein, Dana Levin, Ada Limón, Zach Linge, Layli Long Soldier, Sharon Olds, Airea Dee Matthews, Joshua Mehigan, Tomás Q. Morín, Erin Noehrem, Joy Priest, Dana Roeser, sam sax, Diane Seuss, Natalie Shapero, Katie Jean Shinkle, Jeffrey Skinner, Bernardo Wade, Afaa M. Weaver, The Cyborg Jillian Weise, Phillip B. Williams, Ocean Vuong

Product Details

PublisherSarabande Books
Publish DateOctober 24, 2023
Pages150
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781956046168
Dimensions8.4 X 5.6 X 0.6 inches | 0.5 pounds

Reviews

The Rumpus, "The Most Beautiful Books of 2023"

Official selection of The Rumpus's Poetry Book Club

Caroline, Bookseller and Events Coordinator at Prologue Bookshop, "Top Reads of 2023"

Carmichael's Bookstore, "Favorite Books of 2023"


"Joy Harjo begins the collection with 'Running.'. . . Following this breathtaking opener are Jericho Brown, Ada Limón, Airea D. Matthews, Sharon Olds, Ocean Vuong, and other voices offering lyrics, prose poems, and more experimental verse plumbing the depths of substance abuse, the possibility of emerging from its hold, and living in its aftermath."

--Poets & Writers, "The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections"


"This resonates as one of the most important anthologies in recent memory. Akbar and Lewis have expertly curated a collection of poets whose respective talents give language to one of the most pervasive and difficult circumstances in contemporary society. And in the end, as Akbar predicts in the opening pages, we find hope in the people that tell their stories, hope in the poems that insist not just on survival but on joy."

--The Poetry Question


"Joy Harjo, Jericho Brown, Ada Limón, Airea D. Matthews, Sharon Olds, Ocean Vuong, and other voices offer work with which to plumb the depths of substance abuse, the possibility of emerging from its hold, and living in its aftermath."

--A Room of One's Own Bookstore


"This stunning anthology is a must read for anyone whose life has been affected by addiction-and any poetry aficionado. Brimming with grief, heartache, humor, and even joy, these poems capture every facet of dependency and recovery. Quite a few made me weep. Lots of heavy hitters from stars in contemporary poetry, such as Ocean Vuong, Ada Limon, Sharon Olds, and many more. "

--Caroline, Bookseller and Events Coordinator at Prologue Bookshop, "Top Reads of 2023"


"Why do I feel so at home among the poems and poets of Another Last Call: Poems on Addiction & Deliverance? There is nothing more human, haunted, humbling, and bottom line, than the desire that fuels addiction and recovery--and poetry. In reading this brilliant anthology, I feel less alone. I've found my people."

--Diane Seuss, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for frank: sonnets


"What better gift to all of us than this wide and deep collection of poems about what enriches all our humanity, the desire to move through each day with that clarity we call sobriety, and how that helps all of us to be more fully human."

--Afaa M. Weaver, author of A Fire in the Hills


"That writer lore: that one needs alcohol, conscious-altering substances, narcotic meandering--to be one of the greats--still reigns strong. But the discovery that there were great writers in recovery brought me over, as Sharon Olds writes here, to 'the side of life, ' where I could become and become closer to myself. This anthology celebrates the true spiritual work that writing demands and sobriety gifts."

--Joy Priest, author of Horsepower

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