Lots of year end ‘best of’ and ‘top ten’ lists have been coming out of the last month or so.

Those that look at books, rarely examine poetry.

Well, the good folks at the St Louis Post-Dispatch put together a year end ‘best of’ list and, wouldn’t you know it, poetry gets its own section!

Good for you! Wish the NYRB and other publications would follow your lead and give poetry a little less short shrift and a little more love.

Anyway – here’s their list (scroll down to the bottom to find the poetry).