The Future Is Black, Not BleakDavid Michael Jamison reviews “The Future of Black,” edited by Len Lawson, Cynthia Manick, and Gary Jackson....DAVID MICHAEL JAMISONSFPOETRY
The Body and the Butterfly: On Fady Joudah’s “Tethered to Stars”Valerie Duff-Strautmann considers “Tethered to Stars” by Fady Joudah....VALERIE DUFF-STRAUTMANNPOETRY
Two Roads: A Review-in-Dialogue of Joan Naviyuk Kane’s “Dark Traffic”Victoria Chang and Dean Rader consider “Dark Traffic” by Joan Naviyuk Kane....DEAN RADER, VICTORIA CHANGTWO ROADS: POETRY REVIEWS IN DIALOGUEPOETRY
The Cosmic Prospect: On Galina Rymbu’s “Life in Space”Joseph Albernaz and Kirill Chepurin consider “Life in Space” by Galina Rymbu....JOSEPH ALBERNAZ, KIRILL CHEPURINPOETRY
Every Rap Is a Poem: A Conversation with Sean Avery MedlinA child of Phoenix reflects on growing up Black, bisexual, and overlooked in Arizona....MICHELLE BEAVERPOETRY
This Good Magic: A Conversation Between Poets Ashanti Anderson and I. S. JonesAshanti Anderson in conversation with I. S. Jones about their new chapbooks....ASHANTI ANDERSON, I. S. JONESPOETRY
The Challenge of Baudelaire at 200Aaron Poochigian confronts the political and technical challenges of translating “The Flowers of Evil” by Charles Baudelaire....AARON POOCHIGIANPOETRY
“I Write an Attempt”: On Mohammed El-Kurd’s “Rifqa”Summer Farah considers “Rifqa” by Mohammed El-Kurd....SUMMER FARAHPOETRY
The Joy of the Gamble: A Conversation with David LehmanAspen Matis in conversation with poet David Lehman, whose newest book is “The Morning Line.”...ASPEN MATISPOETRY
Living the Repercussions: A Conversation with Doireann Ní GhríofaThe celebrated Irish poet discusses her new collection, “To Star the Dark.”...JOANNA CHENPOETRY
Hard Line Politics: On the Myth of Free VerseAustin Allen frees formal verse from its unjust political pigeonhole....AUSTIN ALLENPOETRY
A Solo on the Pipe: On Julia Copus’s “This Rare Spirit: A Life of Charlotte Mew”Declan Ryan gleans new insights on poet Charlotte Mew from “This Rare Spirit,” a biography by Julia Copus....DECLAN RYANBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHYPOETRY
A Lifetime of Song: On Rita Dove’s “Playlist for the Apocalypse”Teow Lim Goh considers “Playlist for the Apocalypse” by Rita Dove....TEOW LIM GOHPOETRY
“Towards This Big Objective”: A Conversation with Peter RussellAndrew Frisardi presents a long-unpublished interview with poet, translator, and influential editor Peter Russell (1921–2003)....ANDREW FRISARDIPOETRY
Of Possums and Pomposity: T. S. Eliot’s “Complete Prose”T. S. Eliot was a world-class upper-class grump, but he could be amusing....GREGORY MCNAMEEPOETRY
Two Roads: A Review-in-Dialogue of Tracy K. Smith’s “Such Color: New and Selected Poems” and Arthur Sze’s “The Glass Constellation: New and Collected Poems”Victoria Chang and Dean Rader consider “Such Color” by Tracy K. Smith and “The Glass Constellation” by Arthur Sze....VICTORIA CHANG, DEAN RADERTWO ROADS: POETRY REVIEWS IN DIALOGUEPOETRY
An Intimate Utopia: On Nabaneeta Dev Sen’s “Acrobat”Shruti Swamy reviews “Acrobat,” a volume of Nabaneeta Dev Sen’s poetry translated by her daughter Nandana Dev Sen....SHRUTI SWAMYPOETRY
Complicit with Water: On Rosie Stockton’s “Permanent Volta”Olivia Durif talks to Rosie Stockton about their first book, “Permanent Volta.”...OLIVIA DURIFPOETRY
Friendly Dockings: On Khal Torabully’s “Cargo Hold of Stars: Coolitude”An inspired tribute to a people taken from their homes and forced into labor....ANDREA JURJEVIĆPOETRY
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Pandemic Edition, Part IILisa Russ Spaar takes a second look at second books by poets Nate Klug, Christopher Kempf, and Carey Salerno....LISA RUSS SPAARPOETRY
“The Cold Clarity We Need”: On Katie Peterson’s “Life in a Field”Teow Lim Goh considers “Life in a Field” by Katie Peterson....TEOW LIM GOHPOETRY
A Poet of Hungers: A Conversation with Maureen N. McLaneRebecca Ariel Porte interviews Maureen N. McLane about her new book of poetry, “More Anon.”...REBECCA ARIEL PORTEPOETRY
Aesthetic Weather: On Cole Swensen’s “Art in Time”John James considers “Art in Time” by Cole Swensen....JOHN JAMESPOETRY
I Am Hot and Tiny, Yet I Wrote “Jane Eyre”: The Feminine Solitude of Sandra Lim’s “The Curious Thing”Aria Aber examines “The Curious Thing” by Sandra Lim....ARIA ABERPOETRY
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