Poets Michael Brownstein an Julien Poirier

Poet and novelist Michael Brownstein’s new book, Let’s Burn the Flags of All Nations, includes provocative poems such as “After Patriarchy Collapses and Capitalism Crumbles,” “The Jewish Poem,” “Slipping the Leash” and the title poem — works transcending the political into a vision of what is possible on a global scale.

Julien Poirier is the author of Out of Print (City Lights, 2016) among other books. His poems have appeared in the New York Times, Dispatches and elsewhere. He teaches poetry at San Quentin State Prison.