Could it be that many of the writers in this anthology attended the same MFA program?

Case in point:

What appears to be “nicely done” student exercises in creative writing:

Lorna Crozier’s vegetable series “Cucumbers,” “Carrots,” “Onions”

& Sonnet L’Abbe’s inspired foodling around with vowel sounds–”Ah,” “Oh,” and so on.

Lots of other examples.

No wonder Todd Swift–whose poems featured here appear to be the work of an average MFA candidate at the University of Iowa, looks finished by comparison.