By turns poignant and funny, elegiac and celebratory, formal and free, Peter Schmitt's work will resonate indelibly with any serious reader of American poetry

In Goodbye, Apostrophe, his first new collection in more than a decade, nationally recognised and prize-winning poet Peter Schmitt has assembled nearly fifty poems notable for their range and emotional power. From the hard lessons of childhood to the loss of parents, these poems confront the challenging issues of our time, including race, religion, abuse of varying kinds, and reflexive political correctness.