First on the Fire

by Brett Axel

Selected poems previously published in Princeton Arts Review, Heaven Bone, Temple, Snark, Fertile Ground, Hart, Orange Review, and elsewhere as well as selected, previously unpublished poems. All of Brett Axel's best loved poems to date appear in this, his first full length collection in 25 years.

126 pages, Paperback

First published June 14, 1999

About the author

Brett Axel's poetry, fiction, and book reviews have appeared in over 100 literary journals and magazines.

He has three collections of poetry in print, edited the poetry anthology Will Work For Peace, and two children's books, Goblinheart: a Fairy Tale and the upcoming Friendship of Millicent and Tandy.

Reviews

[Aleph Bet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll admit I don't read much poetry but the cover art caught my attention and I picked this up at The Augusta Literary Arts Festival. There are a few poems in it that are needlessly vulgar but without those I would say this it a top notch poetry collection. The first few poems are among the best, most powerful I have ever read and one poem, "About You" brought tears to my eyes.