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Dear Reader,
It's our favourite time of year -- Poetry Month! But before we tell you more about our new poetry books -- and yes, the annual Anansi Poetry Bash is back -- we have some really exciting news to share.
Poetry news:
 Ken Babstock's Methodist Hatchet has been shortlisted for the 2012 Griffin Poetry Prize! The winner of this $65,000 prize will be announced on June 7, 2012. Congratulations to Ken for this incredible accomplishment!
 Anansi's poetry publishing program is now on Twitter. @AnansiPoetry launched yesterday, with tweets from our Poetry Editor @JaredBland. Follow along for insightful tweets and in-depth conversations all about poetry.
 All poetry books are Buy 2, Get 1 Free on our website for the month of April! Please use the discount code POETRY. And remember: Canadians can take advantage of free shipping on orders over $35! (We're also now accepting orders from outside Canada and the U.S. -- international customers are welcome!) View all poetry titles.
Other news:
Patrick deWitt's The Sisters Brothers continues its rise to the top with two prestigious new nominations -- the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for humour writing and the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction. Congratulations to our favourite literary cowboy Patrick deWitt!
Keep reading for all the latest on what's new at Anansi.
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New releases
The New Measures
by A. F. Moritz
 "The New Measures articulates with great artistry its author's profound concern and abiding love for the human race." -- Quill & Quire, starred reviewThe new collection from Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Award winner poet A. F. Moritz. 
Chaser
by Erin Knight
An exciting and provocative new collection from one of the most promising young voices in Canadian poetry.
> Read a feature on Chaser's unique cover design in The Grid
In the Orchard, the Swallows
by Peter Hobbs
"This perfectly cut jewel of a book speaks of the indomitability of the human heart and of the salvation of the imagination when nothing else remains." -- Financial Times
A moving story of lost love across war-torn Pakistan from an award-winning novelist.
by Patrick deWitt
"... dark and provocative ... Ablutions has achieved something remarkable."
-- New York Times
From the author of the award-winning The Sisters Brothers comes a dark, boozy, and hilarious tale from the LA underworld.
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