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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Be Easy: New and Selected Poems

Be Easy: New and Selected Poems

Matejka, Adrian

Hardcover

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $28.99

ISBN10: 1324097507
ISBN13: 9781324097501
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: May 5 2026
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.95 Width: 5.76 Depth: 8.36
Language: English

Revered for his patient, clever, controlled, [and] visionary (Hanif Abdurraqib) poems, Adrian Matejka has been a mainstay of contemporary American poetry for over two decades. Gathering hits from six extraordinary collections, Be Easy showcases his singular sonics and narrative vision in fresh, dynamic poems that lyrically complicate place, race, and identity.

Traversing the Midwest from Indianapolis to Chicago, new poems explore the twitchy unease of unintentional migration and economic instability as the country faces a future every bit as unsettling and circus-like as parking lot carnivals of the poet's childhood. Selections from Mixology (2008)--a post-soul tour de force (Kevin Young)--reverberate with the rhythm of '80s hip-hop, while revelatory (Gabrielle Calvocoressi) odes from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Big Smoke (2013) reimagine the legacy of prizefighter Jack Johnson and transcendent poems from Map to the Stars (2017) brim with cosmic jazz.

Matejka's smooth lyricism flows into a singular, indispensable collection of memories lost and found again. Tracing the continuum of a rocket-powered (Campbell McGrath) writer, Be Easy affirms Matejka as one of the most exciting voices of our time.

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