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Let the following list of our favorite young adult novels from 2012 release your imagination into the celestial wilds, free from restraint, from convention, from parents…

And while you’re roaming the hoary moors of moon-bathed dreamscapes, your soul awakening with a Primal Howl, remember: all titles are 20% off.

the tale the shepherds tell the sheep

that some will rise
above shorn clouds of fleece
and some will feel their bodies break
but most will pass through this
into sweet clover
where all     all will be sheltered safe
until the holy shearing
don’t think about the days to come
sweet meat
think of my arms
trust me

Chris Faatz, bookseller at Powell’s City of Books, reveals his favorite poetry books from the past year and a half, including this one by the late Lucille Clifton.