The Beats, the Hungryalists, and the Call of the East
Akanksha Singh considers Maitreyee Bhattacharjee Chowdhury’s “The Hungryalists: The Poets Who Sparked a Revolution.”...
“I Wasn’t Even That Good”: On Megan Fernandes’s “Good Boys”
Rachel Carroll considers “Good Boys” by Megan Fernandes....
Your Homie from Another Heart: On Danez Smith’s “Homie”
Amanda Gorman considers “Homie” by Danez Smith....
Song and the Names of Things: On Robert Hass’s “Summer Snow”
Heather Treseler considers “Summer Snow” by Robert Hass....
Precarious Devotion: A Conversation with Ivanna Baranova
Callie Hitchcock speaks to Guatemalan-Slovak poet Ivanna Baranova, author of “Confirmation Bias,” now out from Metatron Press....
“Writing Became a Part of My Soul”: A Conversation with Bejan Matur
Anahit Poturyan’s chance encounter with Bejan Matur’s poetry leads to a fascinating conversation....
“Whatever, Whenever You Are”: On Ed Bok Lee’s “Mitochondrial Night”
Stephanie Sy-Quia considers “Mitochondrial Night” by Ed Bok Lee....
Raymond Carver and the Night of the Living Bukowski
Diane Smith recalls a party she hosted for Charles Bukowski, at Raymond Carver’s urging....
“A Lament for Everything, and Praise”: On Sarah Vap’s “Winter: Effulgences and Devotions”
Chris Freeman considers “Winter: Effulgences and Devotions” by Sarah Vap....
“Deflected by This Bitter Era”: On Olga Livshin’s “A Life Replaced” and Olga Zilberbourg’s “Like Water and Other Stories”
Linda Kinstler finds a resonance between “A Life Replaced” by Olga Livshin and “Like Water and Other Stories” by Olga Zilberbourg....
Beauty and Terror: On Aria Aber’s “Hard Damage”
Claire Schwartz considers “Hard Damage” by Aria Aber....
“Life’s Largeness”: A Conversation with James Arthur
Amanda Gunn interviews James Arthur about his new book, “The Suicide’s Son.”...
