Wave Books is an independent poetry press based in Seattle, Washington. Dedicated to publishing the best in American poetry by new and established authors, Wave Books was founded in 2005, joining forces with already-established publisher Verse Press. Wave Books seeks to build on and expand the mission of Verse Press by publishing strong innovative work and encouraging our authors to expand and interact with their readership through nationwide readings and events, affirming our belief that the audience for poetry is larger and more diverse than commonly thought. Our titles have received critical acclaim in publications such as Boston Review, Kirkus Reviews, Harper's, Jacket (Australia), The New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, Rolling Stone, The Village Voice and others. Our authors have received awards including NEA and Guggenheim fellowships, the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, inclusion in the Best American Poetry series, and awards from the Academy of American Poets, the Massachusetts Center for the Book, The American Poetry Review, and many others. Wave Books is a participating publisher in the National Poetry Series. Please visit our website (wavepoetry.com) for more information about our authors, audio files of readings, the Bedazzler poetry feature, and to order any Wave Books or Verse Press titles.
		New: Love Poems, Love Songs Isn't It Romantic: 100 Love Poems by Younger American Poets Edited by Brett Fletcher Lauer and Aimee Kelley Includes CD of love songs by indie artists ". . . the book is one of the most enjoyable and refreshing reads in recent memory, and the supplementary CD of indie-rock love songs is sure to become the soundtrack to 2005." --American Poet (The Academy of American Poets) " . . . brims with humor and decadence. An accompanying 20-song CD provides a melancholy-yet-moving soundtrack . . ." --MAGNET Recommended Dreams Of A Robot Dancing Bee James Tate JAMES TATE is the author of thirteen books of poetry (most recently Memoir of the Hawk, Ecco Press, 2001), and the recipient of numerous awards including fellowships from the NEA and Guggenheim Foundation, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. Dreams of a Robot Dancing Bee is his first collection of stories. "Tate brings a poet's touch to the short stories in this astounding and bizarre collection, which reflects the writer's flair for black humor . . . . Tate is a blunt, sharp narrator who takes his stories in unexpected directions, and his talent for brevity surfaces in the many short-short entries that pack a powerful conceptual wallop in the space of a few pages . . . . fiction lovers who come to this book with an open mind will find themselves challenged and entertained by a brilliant writer with a very fertile imagination." ----Publishers Weekly, starred review VISIT WWW.WAVEPOETRY.COM FOR THESE TITLES AND MORE