“Homage to the Word”: On Robert B. Shaw’s “What Remains to Be Said: New and Selected Poems”Timothy Steele celebrates the appearance of “What Remains to Be Said: New and Selected Poems” by Robert B. Shaw....TIMOTHY STEELEPOETRY
“Color Is Its Own Divine Language”: A Conversation with Colleen Louise BarryJoAnna Novak speaks to poet Colleen Louise Barry about the sublimity of color, the limits of the self, and her new collection, “Colleen.”...JOANNA NOVAKPOETRY
Self-Curation: On Rachel Mannheimer’s “Earth Room”C. Francis Fisher considers “Earth Room,” the debut collection of poems by Rachel Mannheimer....C. FRANCIS FISHERPOETRY
“Poetry Is a Superpower”: Edward Vidaurre and FlowerSong PressDick Cluster profiles the Los Angeles–born, Texas-based small-press poet and publisher Edward Vidaurre....DICK CLUSTERPOETRY
The Holding Places of Impermanence: On Adalber Salas Hernández’s “The Science of Departures”Shannon Nakai travels through “The Science of Departures,” a book of poems by Adalber Salas Hernández, translated by Robin Myers....SHANNON NAKAIPOETRY
“I See the City Not as It’s Become”: On Adam Kirsch’s “The Discarded Life”Leslie Monsour navigates the waters of youth and adulthood in “The Discarded Life,” a book-length poem by Adam Kirsch....LESLIE MONSOURPOETRY
Performing Is Learning: A Teacher’s MemoirPoet David Mason reflects on a lifetime of teaching literature as performance....DAVID MASONPOETRY
“A Stitched Version”: On Silvina López Medin’s “Poem That Never Ends”Molly Bendall takes on “Poem That Never Ends” by Silvina López Medin....MOLLY BENDALLPOETRY
Dante’s Purgatory, and Ours: On D. M. Black’s New Translation of the “Purgatorio”Leeore Schnairsohn reflects on D. M. Black’s new translation of Dante’s “Purgatorio” and on the purgatories of our day....LEEORE SCHNAIRSOHNPOETRY
“The Flicker, Not the Flame”: E. A. Robinson’s Narrative CompressionBrian Brodeur reassesses the masterful brief narratives of Edwin Arlington Robinson....BRIAN BRODEURPOETRY
ModPo Communities: On “The Difference Is Spreading”Jacquelyn Ardam considers “The Difference Is Spreading,” edited by Al Filreis and Anna Strong Safford....JACQUELYN ARDAMPOETRY
The Poetics of Praise: A Conversation with Ada LimónYvonne Conza interviews Ada Limón about “The Hurting Kind.”...YVONNE CONZAPOETRY
Like Standing Stones: On Sam Buchan-Watts’s “Path Through Wood” and Henri Cole’s “Blizzard”Declan Ryan finds new tenderness and defiance in recent collections by Sam Buchan-Watts and Henri Cole....DECLAN RYANPOETRY
“The Thin Lash of Silence”: On Monika Herceg’s “Initial Coordinates”The first English translation of the spare, lyrical work of a major Croatian poet....CORY OLDWEILERAROUND THE WORLDPOETRY
Check the Doors: On Alexandra Oliver’s “Hail, the Invisible Watchman”Maryann Corbett celebrates the appearance of “Hail, the Invisible Watchman,” a new collection of poems by Alexandra Oliver....MARYANN CORBETTPOETRY
“Shouldn’t Life Resolve?”: On Ange Mlinko’s “Venice”Oona Holahan journeys through “Venice,” the latest collection of poems by Ange Mlinko....OONA HOLAHANPOETRY
Feels Like Home: Two Chinese Poets on Love, Longing, and DistanceAnne Henochowicz looks at two recently translated books by Wang Yin and Yu Xiuhua....ANNE HENOCHOWICZAROUND THE WORLDPOETRY
Mirror-Man: On Aaron Poochigian’s Translation of BaudelairePatrick Kurp finds a “stylized, vigorous, clear” Baudelaire in Aaron Poochigian’s translation of “The Flowers of Evil.”...PATRICK KURPPOETRY
“To Know No Nation Will Be Home”: A Conversation with Solmaz SharifNatasha Hakimi Zapata interviews Solmaz Sharif about her new book, “Customs.”...NATASHA HAKIMI ZAPATAPOETRY
“My Beautiful Never-Nevers”: Yoko Ono’s Poetry RevisitedAustin Allen peels over Yoko Ono’s “Grapefruit.”...AUSTIN ALLENPOETRY
Putting Things Back Together: On Alexis Sears’s “Out of Order”Maryann Corbett is awed by “Out of Order,” Donald Justice Poetry Prize–winning collection by Alexis Sears....MARYANN CORBETTPOETRY
Two Roads: A Review-in-Dialogue of First Books: Amanda Moore’s “Requeening,” Paul Tran’s “All the Flowers Kneeling,” and Devon Walker-Figueroa’s “Philomath”Victoria Chang and Dean Rader consider Amanda Moore’s “Requeening,” Paul Tran’s “All the Flowers Kneeling,” and Devon Walker-Figueroa’s “Philomath.”...VICTORIA CHANG, DEAN RADERPOETRY
Eco-Relations: On David St. John’s “The Way It Is” and Alexis Pauline Gumbs’s “Dub: Finding Ceremony”Susan McCabe considers “The Last Troubadour” by David St. John and “Dub: Finding Ceremony” by Alexis Pauline Gumbs....SUSAN MCCABEPOETRY
Chasing After Home or Running Away from It: Derrick Austin and Shangyang Fang Discuss Their New CollectionsDerrick Austin and Shangyang Fang discuss their new books, “Tenderness” and “Burying the Mountain.”...DERRICK AUSTIN, SHANGYANG FANGPOETRY