Q&A …

… The Librarian Behind a New Anthology of Poems About Books & Libraries | Fine Books & Collections. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

• I love thematic anthologies of poems, own many of the Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets volumes, and often give them as gifts. Two years ago, I was looking for a collection of poems on books, libraries, and reading, so checked the Everyman’s list. I was surprised there wasn’t one. I made the observation in an email to the Knopf editor in London. He said, give us a proposal. And that was that.