The Incredible Sestina Anthology

Welcome to The Sestina Anthology, the first collection dedicated entirely to one of poetry’s strangest and most addictive forms.

Inside are 100 sestinas from a wild range of voices, proving that a poem built on rules can still run completely free. Contributors include John Ashbery, David Lehman, Matt Madden, and Patricia Smith. With its dizzying repetitions and impossible little puzzles, the sestina has challenged poets for centuries—and somehow keeps making room for surprise.

This collection is a celebration of the form’s weird magic, bringing together tradition, experimentation, and the joy of making language do unexpected things.

the space between preacher and pulpit
remains sacred. one of my aunties
now resides there, naturally. her song
full of light. her love like the poetry
of my sons’ laughter. i feel mutha
everywhere. i know she’s always church.

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