Not a bad anthology. Overall I still don’t feel like poetry is my thing, but I will be looking for more work by some of these poets. I tended to prefer what I’m going to call narrative type poems – those having a sort of clear story or topic rather than those about internal emotions or environmental observations. Below is a list of the poems I particularly liked, links to read the poems online if available, and personal notes on subject/impression.

Capital Punishment by Sherman Alexie – Account of a prison cook making a death-row inmate’s last meal.
Strong’s Winter by Sidney Burris – The denial of the existence of God by a schoolboy.
Sleeping on the Bus by Martin Espada: Read Online (about 3/4 of the way down) – Remembering the Freedom Riders.
Rednecks by Martin Espada: Read Online - The shattering of preconceptions.
Reading Aloud to My Father by Jane Kenyon: Read Online - Dealing with the long illness and death of a loved one.
Touch Me by Stanley Kunitz: Read Online - Desire and marriage.
Edge Effect by Sandra McPherson – The diversity of edge ecosystems.
Mangos y limones by Pat Mora: Read Online - Pregnancy cravings.
The Eighth and the Thirteenth by Alicia Ostriker: Read Online - Music and the Holocaust.
Song of Calling Souls (The Drowned Voices from the Golden Venture by Wang Ping – The sinking of a ship of immigrants.
Sestina for Jaime by Katherine Alice Power – Motherhood and memories.
Passive Resistance by Enid Shomer: Read Online - Touring the Nevada Nuclear Testing site, Vegas, and dealing with family history. A lot going on in this one – highly recommended.
Fair Trade by Gary Soto – Early days of marriage, living in a run-down neighborhood, watching a hobo pay 65 cents for two pieces of toast.
The Butcher’s Apron by Diane Wakoski: Read Online - Red meat, processed foods, and identity. ( )