new to *you* perhaps
Dear Poets and Writers editors,
I agree that Roger Bonair-Agard's first full-length book is an exciting thing, but I must admit that I find it a little hard to swallow seeing someone who was first the National Poetry Slam champion 10 years ago, has co-authored another book, has made frequent TV appearances as a poet, and has easily had more people pay to hear him perform poetry than many "established" poets will in their lifetime called a "debut poet." That's so academe-centered it hurts. Perhaps next year, "Twelve poets and their print debuts?"
Sincerely,
Miriam Axel-Lute