With all the dismal poetry news over the years, it’s amazing to me to see the word “bestseller” used within 10 miles of the word “poetry.” POETRY magazine shocks me again! They’ve posted a list of poetry bestsellers.

See the POETRY bestseller’s list. Is this like a top 30 creative writing graduate schools list?

I could not find information on where this bestselling data is found. Anyone know?

Billy Collins, whom we published, is on the list. Jericho Brown, whom I’ve met through the wild western world of social networking, is also on the list.