Simeon Berry lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. He has been an Associate Editor for Ploughshares and received a Massachusetts Cultural Council Individual Artist Grant. His first book, Ampersand Revisited (Fence Books), won the 2013 National Poetry Series, and his second book, Monograph (University of Georgia Press), won the 2014 National Poetry Series.
Dear Simeon,
Thanks so much for including me in your recent Facebook list of poems. I look forward to reading every poem on your list! I wonder if you could give me some specific poetry book recommendations, since you are so widely read. I’m looking for ones that include a long poem in a larger book. I’m particularly interested in those which braid different narratives/voices into the long poem and use variations in formatting, etc. (as Paisley Reikdal did in “ The Invention of the Kaleidoscope.”) Do you have any recommendations? A stand-alone chapbook might also be interesting to look at. Thank you in advance for considering my question. Best, W.J. Herbert (Wendy)