TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– Poets House, a poetry special collection in New York, hosts an annual exhibit of the preceding year's 2,100+ poetry publications in the USA. This paper aims to offer a selection of recommended titles that reflect the range of poetry titles including single‐author works, anthologies, and prose about poetry.Design/methodology/approach– The paper researched and requested donations of 2009‐2010 poetry titles from US poetry publishers to assemble and display a comprehensive collection of poetry publications, from which a selection of 50+ titles was made. The selections should appeal to a range of poetry readers, from novices and students to poets looking to access the latest work from their peers.Findings– More than 2,500 poetry titles were published in the USA between June 2009 and June 2010. These titles range from mainstream publishers to independent presses to artists' collectives publishing works from established poets as well as emerging and international poets.Research limitations/implications– Without a budget for collection development, the exhibit and resulting titles represent those which publishers have opted to donate to the library. Every effort is made to be all‐inclusive, with the understanding that publishers may send only a selection of their list. The selected titles herein are based on the titles received for the exhibition.Practical implications– For 18 years Poets House's annual Show‐case has been the main collection‐development tool. Publishers donate copies of their titles, which are arranged by publisher for a month‐long exhibition. This approach enriches the poetry special collection, a unique poetry library built on community participation. The all‐inclusive collection‐development approach results in a full representation of poetry publishing.Originality/value– A selection made from a comprehensive collection of the year's poetry titles offers a sample of poetry publishing from big to small presses in the USA.
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
SN  - 0160-4953
DO  - 10.1108/01604951111127489
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01604951111127489
AU  - Balistreri Maggie
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Poets House Show‐case: selected titles 2010
T2  - Collection Building
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 103
EP  - 108
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -