2022 Amtrak Poetry
From November 2022
This set of Amtrak Poetry placards celebrate three poems and poets published by Wave Books: “Scorch Marks” by Dara Barrois/Dixon (from You Good Thing), “I Am Too Much” by Hoa Nguyen (from Violet Energy Ingots),and “Year After Year” by Caroline Knox (from Flemish).
From July 2022
In celebrating a double occasion—the 60th anniversary of the publication of John Ashbery’s seminal The Tennis Court, and what would have been his 95th birthday—we feature three poems from The Tennis Court Oath.
From May 2022
We ease into summer with three poems, all from New Directions, by Nathaniel Mackey (from Double Trio), Susan Howe (from That This) , and Bernadette Mayer. (from Works & Days).
From March 2022
We welcome spring with three poems, all in translation, from these new titles published by Archipelago Books: Allegria—poetry by Giuseppe Ungaretti translated from Italian by Geoffrey Bock, Distant Transit—poetry by Maja Haderlap—translated from German by Tess Lewis, and Diaries of Exile—poetry by Yannis Ritsos translated from Greek by Karen Emmerich and Edmund Keeley.
From January 2022
To help us through the winter, this set of Amtrak Poetry posters features a trio of excerpts from Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons, a favorite of John Ashbery’s. The posters showcase one selection each from the “Food,” “Objects,” and “Rooms” sections of this seminal work.
