Inspired by Penguin's enormously successful '60s series of the same name, the Penguin Modern Poets are succinct, collectible, lovingly-assembled guides to the extraordinary richness and diversity of contemporary poetry, from the UK, America and beyond.

Every volume brings together representative selections from the work of three poets now writing, allowing the seasoned poetry fan and the curious reader alike to have their first encounters with some of our most exciting new voices.

Volume 1, If I'm scared we can't win, presents the first ever selection from the whole body of Anne Carson's internationally-loved work alongside two British poets who have taken her influence in new directions: the prize-winning Emily Berry, and Sophie Collins, introduced here for the first time.

All three write fascinatingly about female experience from present-day Britain to Ancient Greece; and all three push boundaries, while remaining totally accessible and compelling