A vibrant selection of contemporary poems from around the world, chosen for their freshness, originality, and emotional impact. From poignant elegies to exuberant odes, from cerebral experiments to visceral outbursts, these poems represent the diversity and vitality of modern poetry, and demonstrate the enduring power of language to move and inspire. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.