All of these incredible poems are worth checking out, but in terms of memorability and impact, these particular ones are among the best. Rangiku’s relationship with Gin is one full of tragedy.
“Thret,” which is probably my favorite piece in the book, reads like a tiny crime novel with speculative elements. It’s hilarious and startling. All poems, of course, could be “fiction ...
Roger McGough (The Collected Poems – Viking £25, 752pp) has been a beloved favourite of mine since he joined Adrian Henri and Brian Patten in the thrilling 1967 paperback The Mersey Sound.
I am far from the best student of Latin American poetry, but even a passing acquaintance with its canon will familiarise you with a lyric tradition that tends to value directness and clarity.