The World Has Need of You : Poems for Connection

Its a hard time to be human. We know too muchand too little.Ellen BassIn this time of pandemic and worldwide uprising, poetry remains abundant and available, whether for balm, fuel, or a sense of connection. The poems in The World Has Need of You were originally selected by staff members and interns at Copper Canyon Press in response to this unprecedented moment. Curated from our in-house catalogue of extraordinary books spanning half a century, we trust the words herein will resonate with readers for decades to come.We offer this collection with deep thanks to our community: Your support and collaboration ensures that poetry will continue to flourish, bring comfort, and ignite change. As Alberto Ros writes in his introduction, We are here and the moment is ours to meet. Our actions, in a very real way, will be the pathway to whatever future awaits us. The world simply will not be the same as it was. What will be changed is up to us.