An English-language anthology of 60 poets from Southern California, including 3 Poets Laureate and poets who have won multiple literary awards and other recognition for their work. The poems represent various styles, traditions, lengths, and topics. Poets are multiculturally, generationally, and ethnically diverse, including some first-generation Americans and a 94-year-old World War II veteran. Representing a cross-section of America, the poets here will make you laugh, weep, ponder, and gain new insights into the everyday as well as the heavenly.