Spoke

by Arden Levine

“This is a jazzy, urgent collection full of music and breath, poems that spill a sparkling drawer to reveal a dailiness within that’s full of stark memory and dazzled hope. Many of the poems push into the question of how to fit in and how much of ourselves really belong to us. This collection is smart, unapologetic, observant, and crackling with truths whose prodding is just as likely to push a sore spot as an ignition button.”—Jennifer Oakes

80 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2026

About the author

Arden Levine's poems, essays, and reviews appear in AGNI, Barrow Street, Harvard Review, RHINO, Indiana Review, The Missouri Review, and elsewhere, and have been featured by the Poetry Foundation, Poetry Society of America, and WNYC's Radiolab. A member of the National Book Critics Circle and a finalist for the 2024 National Poetry Series, Arden lives in New York City and works in urban housing policy and community development.