Like Thunder

“This is a collection brilliantly conceived and executed and profoundly well-timed. Like Thunder is a truly important book for these parlous times.”—Robert Olen Butler

“In time of crisis it's interesting that people don't turn to the novel or say, ‘we should all go out to a movie’ or ‘Ballet would help us.’ It's always poetry. What we want to hear is a human voice speaking directly in our ear.”—Billy Collins, Poet Laureate, from the New York Times, October 1, 2001

“This is a remarkable collection of work—often disturbing, sometimes shocking, always engaging.”— Gustavo Pérez Firmat, author of Next Year in Cuba

“In this anthology, the editors have collected a stunning array of interpretations of violence that is as diverse as the list of its contributors . . . it graces the shelves like a sobering reminder of the other ways violence manifests itself into the everyday lives of Americans, even while the country continues to heal from the wounds inflicted by the terrorist attacks.”—El Paso Times

“The events of September 11 have made this anthology of poetry, which addresses violence in a nation now reeling from it, particulatly resonant. The book combines the work of 120 American poets to create a dark paean to those who have suffered from and/or survived the worst of what American culture offers.”—Naton Leslie, MultiCultural Review