Stephanie Burt

Stephanie Burt is professor of English at Harvard and the author of several books of poetry and literary criticism, among them After Callimachus; Advice from the Lights, an NEA Big Read selection; and Don’t Read Poetry: A Book About How to Read Poems. She lives in Belmont, Massachusetts, with her partner, two kids, too many X-Men comics, and two astonishing cats.

Articles

“All It Takes Is Inexhaustible Patience, Limitless Time, and a Warped Mind”: A Conversation with Adrienne Raphel
Stephanie Burt talks to Adrienne Raphel about crosswords and her latest book, “Thinking Inside the Box.”
Stephanie BurtMay 27, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
(Please Don’t Let Me Be) Misunderstood
The urge to be seen forms the urgency of Cameron Awkward-Rich’s “Dispatch.”
Stephanie BurtDec 10, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Poetry
Chosen Family: Stephanie Burt and Chelsey Johnson Discuss “Stray City”
Stephanie Burt interviews Chelsey Johnson about her new novel, “Stray City.”
Stephanie BurtOct 25, 2018
- Fiction
The Wishes That We Harbor: The Poems of Max Ritvo and Heather Hartley
Stephanie Burt considers “Four Reincarnations” by Max Ritvo and “Adult Swim” by Heather Hartley.
Stephanie BurtSep 5, 2016
- Poetry
It’s Suddenly Understandable: On Aphorism, Lyric, and Experiment
Stephanie Burt explains the poetry of aphorism in the work of contemporary poets Kay Ryan and Andrew Maxwell.
Stephanie BurtJul 27, 2016
- Poetry
Death and Revelations
On 'The Infinitesimals' by Laura Kasischke
Stephanie BurtOct 15, 2014
- Poetry
The Body of the Poem: On Transgender Poetry
What is transgender poetry? A review of Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics, an anthology edited by TC Tolbert and Tim Trace Peterson.
Stephanie BurtNov 17, 2013
We Can Be Heroes: Poetry at the Olympics (Part 2)
On Table Tennis and Track & Field
Deborah Paredez, Gregory Pardlo, Jennifer L. Grotz, Ross Gay, Sarah Blake, Stephanie BurtAug 3, 2012