Staying Human is the sequel to the Staying Alive trilogy of anthologies which have introduced many thousands of new readers to contemporary poetry. This fourth Bloodaxe world poetry anthology offers poetry lovers an even broader, international selection of 500 morereal poems for unreal times, with a strong focus on 21st-century poems addressing current issues.The range of poetry here complements that of the first three anthologies: hundreds of thoughtful and passionate poems about living in the modern world; poems that touch the heart, stir the mind and fire the spirit; poems about what makes us human, about love and loss, fear and longing, hurt and wonder; talismanic poems which have become personal survival testaments for many.Theres a strong focus on the human side of living in the 21st century in poems from the past two decades relating to migration, oppression, alienation and the individuals struggle to hold on, stay connected and find meaning in an increasingly polarised wor