Under the Legislature of Stars

62 New Hampshire Poets

Something lies in wait here for everyone, which is the true purpose of an anthology, ‘a miscellany, an assortment, or a catalog, as of complaints, comments, or ideas.’ Poems can be any or all of these. The word itself derives from the Greek for a gathering of flowers. …You will find thistles within as well, and bindweed, and even the rebarbative sting of nettle, which is as it should be.”  from the Introduction by Maxine Kumin

“As both poets and editors, we brought our own divergences to the selection process, differences on style and form, on ideas about what poetry is, does and should do when it’s presumably our common language, the love of which pulled us together in the first place. We aimed for a variety of voices that shared in a sense of daring and uniqueness…”  from the Editors’ Foreward

An unusually diverse and exciting collection which includes national prize-winners, national and state laureates, and lesser known poets.

“…a New Hampshire town meeting, the untried newcomers thrown together with the well-known regulars. Its variety of poetic voices reflect, interpret, and take positions in a lively exchange that benefits us all.”  Wesley McNair Maine Poet Laureate Emeritus