<div>One hundred poems. One hundred voices. One hundred different points of view.<br> <br> Here is a cross-section of American poetry as it is <i>right now</i>?full of grit and love, sparkling with humor, searing the heart, smashing through boundaries on every page. <i>Please Excuse This Poem </i>features one hundred acclaimed younger poets from truly diverse backgrounds and points of view, whose work has appeared everywhere from <i>The New Yorker</i> to Twitter, tackling a startling range of subjects in a startling range of poetic forms. Dealing with the aftermath of war; unpacking the meaning of ?the rape joke”; sharing the tender moments at the start of a love affair: these poems tell the world as they see it.<br><br> Editors Brett Fletcher Lauer and Lynn Melnick have crafted a book that is a must-read for those wanting to know the future of poetry. With an introduction from award-winning poet, editor, and translator Carolyn Forché, <i>Please Excuse This Poem</i> has the power to change the way you look at the world. It is <i>The Best American Nonrequired Reading</i>?in poetry form.</div>