I accept Arthur Sze donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: the National Book Award winner Sight Lines, Compass Rose, The Ginkgo Light, Quipu, The Redshifting Web, his translations, and the early Copper Canyon and small-press books. You don't sort or price anything. Bring it all: I check every book by hand, and readable copies go back to readers.
Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project
Arthur Sze is one of the major living American poets and a deeply New Mexican one — long based in Santa Fe, a longtime teacher at the Institute of American Indian Arts, and the city's first poet laureate. He won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2019. When one gets cleared, most people just want it to reach a new reader. That's exactly what I'm for: I take the whole thing, free, and I check every book.
What I take: all of it
The major collections
Sight Lines (2019 National Book Award), Compass Rose, The Ginkgo Light, Quipu, The Redshifting Web, and the newer books — in any edition.
The early & small-press books
The early Copper Canyon Press titles, the small-press and limited printings, and his translations such as The Silk Dragon.
Appearances & any condition
The journals and anthologies he appears in, worn paperbacks, later printings, and reading copies — bring whatever's on the shelf.
Why bring the whole shelf
Donating takes one call or text: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping. Free pickup in the Albuquerque metro, or the covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE, any hour. I check every book by hand, readable copies go back to readers, and no readable book goes to the landfill. Here's where donated books go.
How free pickup works
Call or text 505-250-3804 (or schedule online), tell me roughly how much there is and where you are, and I add you to the next route through your area. I come to you and load it all. I cover Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains, and the surrounding metro, and I handle whole-house and estate cleanouts regularly.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I donate Arthur Sze books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: Sight Lines, Compass Rose, the early books, the translations. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Arthur Sze books off instead of waiting for a pickup?
Yes. The covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE takes them any hour, and someone is at the warehouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help unload a bigger load.
Worn copies and anthologies too?
Yes — later printings, paperbacks, the journals and anthologies he appears in. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Arthur Sze Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-arthur-sze-books-albuquerque
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.