"This Is Poetry" is a series of anthologies collecting some of the strongest voices publishing in the small press today. 'This Is Poetry Volume II: The Midwest Poets' includes contributions from Mark James Andrews, James Babbs, Walter Beck, David Blaine, Sirenna Blas, April Michelle Bratten, Bree, Judy L. Brekke, Craig Cady, J.J. Campbell, Wanda Morrow Clevenger, Ryder Collins, Cathleen Allyn Conway, Juliet Cook, Julie Demoff-Larson, Brian Fugett, Joe Gianotti, Kayla Greenwell, Michael D. Grover, Steven Gulvezan, Justin Hyde, Tom Janikowski, Michele McDannold, Catfish McDaris, Tim Murray, Josh Olsen, Jake Russell, Matthew Sradeja, Trina Stolec, Ross Vassilev, Robert Vaughan, Bill Yarrow, Scot Young, Susan Yount