Release Date: April 21, 2026
Size: 6x9, 280 pages
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-57869-221-7
LCCN: TBD
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SYNOPSIS

Edited by Sharon Darrow and including nearly ninety poets from across the United States and Canada, The Country in the Mirror: Poems of Protest & Witness is an urgent anthology of poems written in response to the troubles of our times. It is comprised of a variety of voices, from new writers to well-seasoned poets who are widely published and celebrated, such as Martín Espada, Nikki Grimes, Rachel Hadas, Gregory Maguire, Bianca Stone, among others, writing about a myriad of issues related to immigration, detention, loss of voice, civil rights, climate change, rising fascism, global wars, genocide, history, abortion, LGBTQIA+ experiences and more.

The Country in the Mirror holds a mirror to our diversity, our freedom of expression, and our collective humanity to remind us of the liberties we have as Americans, and to caution of their loss.

Contributors

MEET THE Editor

Sharon Darrow, a member of the writing faculty of VCFA for over twenty years, is an award-winning author of fiction and poetry for children and adults. She was born in Oklahoma, raised in Texas, lived much of her adult life in the Chicago area, and now lives in Vermont.