The Best Speculative Poetry of the Year is Explosive

Reading from the 2023 SFPA Elgin Award Nominees

This is my fifth (!) year reviewing selections from the SFPA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association) Elgin Award for best speculative poetry book. A full list of nominated books is available on the SFPA website. This year’s award chair is Morgan L. Ventura, who I would like to thank for diligently tracking nominations. Here are my previous reviews:

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