Leanne Shapton’s Hyper-Modern Ghost Stories
Sharon Steel reads “Guest Book: Ghost Stories” by Leann Shapton....
Dante’s Psychological Comedy
D. M. Black finds psychological depth in Dante’s “Comedy” and shares excerpts from his translation of “Purgatorio.”...
A Different Milton?: On A. M. Juster’s Translation of John Milton’s “The Book of Elegies”
Jake Fuchs reviews “John Milton’s The Book of Elegies,” translated from the Latin by A. M. Juster....
Failing Better: A Conversation with Ocean Vuong
Viet Thanh Nguyen talks with Ocean Vuong about the urgency of poetry, family inheritance, and the refugee experience....
Ghost or Not: On Lee Ann Roripaugh’s “tsunami vs. the fukushima 50”
Shoshana Olidort considers “tsunami vs. the fukushima 50” by Lee Ann Roripaugh....
Love and Death: On Jericho Brown’s “The Tradition”
Richie Hofmann considers “The Tradition” by Jericho Brown....
Concerning the Meaning Molecule in Poetry
"Long ago a man told me, If you write poetry / keep your subjects small;" Brenda Hillman's poem "Concerning the Meaning Molecule in Poetry."...
A Jeremiah of “Limping Iambs”: On Boris Slutsky’s Centennial
Marat Grinberg celebrates the centennial of the birth of Boris Slutsky, “arguably the most misunderstood and idiosyncratic of 20th-century poets.”...
Pay Attention: On Carolyn Forché’s “What You Have Heard Is True”
Helen Mackreath considers “What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance” by Carolyn Forché....
Hear Them All
Chris Dombrowski’s new poetry collection, “Ragged Anthem,” is a profound cri de coeur about a country, a rural way of life, and a man in trouble....
“Picking Huckleberries as the World Ends”: Keetje Kuipers’s “All Its Charms” and Acts of Waiting
Keetje Kuipers's "All Its Charms" is laced with both hopefulness and the prickling sting of thwarted desire....
The Gift of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th Birthday
Emily Sernaker considers “Little Boy” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and his 100th birthday....
