The Last Milkweed: An Autumnal Anthology of Poetry
by Alan Berolzheimer, Jeffrey Levine, & Allison O'Keefe
$21.95
The Last Milkweed is an anthology of poetry and photographs, all previously unpublished, where the poets’ language rubs up against the autumnal world as it calls to them, whether from the outside in, or the inside out.
Format: paperback
Pub Date: February 2025
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“The reader of this marvelous anthology, dedicated to that time that Keats calls the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,’ will find more than beautiful descriptions and surprising metaphors, though these abound. The Last Milkweed offers an introduction to some of the best contemporary poets, as well as a composite rendering of the threshold between being and mortality. Like no other, this book portrays and embodies the union of clarity and mystery.”
—Peter Campion
“In his very last essay, ‘Autumnal Tints,’ Thoreau, with posthumous authority, instructs us that, in teaching us how to die, the autumn teaches us how to live. And thus a fallen leaf may become the soul of philosophy. The poets gathered in The Last Milkweed, speaking each from a distinct philosophy but with universal piety, take the instruction of autumn deep into the senses and deep also into our common language. This is an anthology beyond all calendars.”
—Donald Revell
“This stunning collection orchestrates a seasonal sensibility; it’s an anthology of atmosphere—familiar scents and that snap in the air—while each poem, taken alone, is full of sharp imagery, tight sound-play, and slight twists of language that keep calling the reader’s attention to the present moment. Jeffery Levine’s photographs offer the perfect complement to this exquisitely curated selection.”
—Cole Swensen
The Last Milkweed is an anthology of poetry and photographs, all previously unpublished, where the poets’ language rubs up against the autumnal world as it calls to them, whether from the outside in, or the inside out.
