Paterson Poetry Prize Finalist, 2015

Featured on NPR's "The Writer's Almanac"

Ellen Bass s new poetry collection, "Like a Beggar," pulses with sex, humor and compassion. "The New York Times"

Bass tries to convey everyday wonder on contemporary experiences of sex, work, aging, and war. Those who turn to poetry to become confidants for another's stories and secrets will not be disappointed. "Publishers Weekly"

In her fifth book of poetry, Bass addresses everything from Saturn s rings and Newton s law of gravitation to wasps and Pablo Neruda. Her words are nostalgic, vivid, and...