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Bernadette Mayer

    Bernadette Mayer is an American poet recognized for her distinctive approach to record-keeping and stream-of-consciousness narration. Her work is celebrated for its honest and accurate portrayal of the maternal experience, pushing boundaries in contemporary poetry. Mayer also explores form and mythology, leaving a significant and widely felt influence on the avant-garde literary scene.

    Milkweed Smithereens
    Translating the Lilies Back into Lists
    The Helens of Troy, NY
    • "Profiles of all the women named Helen in Troy, NY, with poems and images, mixing the classical with the ordinary and delightful intelligence with irreverence."--Publisher's website (viewed 12/20/2016).

      The Helens of Troy, NY
    • Translating the Lilies Back into Lists

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      From poet, novelist, and teacher Laynie Brown comes Translation of the Lilies Back into Lists, an homage text to the poet C. D. Wright.

      Translating the Lilies Back into Lists
    • A career-spanning bouquet of poems by the peerless and inimitable Bernadette Mayer

      Milkweed Smithereens