Poetry

The Poetry of Embarrassment: On Three New Collections
Eileen G’Sell reviews Nathaniel Rosenthalis’s “The Leniad,” Jana Prikryl’s “Midwood,” and Dorothea Lasky’s “The Shining.”...
Eileen G’SellDec 5
- Poetry
Who Shall Remember How? Palestinian Poets Respond
Four Palestinian poets write in a time of catastrophe....
Sara Abou Rashed, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Jessica Abughattas, Deema K. Shehabi, Elizabeth MetzgerDec 4
What Darkness Makes of Light: On Nina MacLaughlin’s “Winter Solstice”
Heather Treseler reviews “Winter Solstice: An Essay” by Nina MacLaughlin....
Heather TreselerNov 29
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Mosab Abu Toha’s “Gaza Notebook (2021–2023)”
A new poem from Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha in Gaza....
Mosab Abu TohaNov 22
this tender gouge: On Angela Peñaredondo’s “nature felt but never apprehended”
MT Vallarta reviews Angela Peñaredondo’s “nature felt but never apprehended.”...
MT VallartaNov 21
- Poetry
Above a Noise Floor: On Kimberly Alidio’s “Teeter”
Rebecca Teich reviews Kimberly Alidio’s “Teeter.”...
Rebecca TeichNov 21
- Cultural Studies
- Poetry
Nudging Reality: On James Tate’s “Hell, I Love Everybody”
Rowland Bagnall reviews James Tate’s “Hell, I Love Everybody.”...
Rowland BagnallNov 10
- Poetry
You Hear This Voice? This Is My Mind’s Voice: A Tribute to Louise Glück
Five poets commemorate Louise Glück, including Paul Tran, Katie Peterson, Spencer Reese, Elisa Gonzalez, and Richie Hofmann....
Callie Siskel, Paul Tran, Katie Peterson, Spencer Reece, Elisa Gonzalez, Richie HofmannNov 9
- Poetry
Coral Tongues: On Chang Yuchen’s “Coral Dictionary Vol. 1”
Maya Hayda reviews Chang Yuchen’s “Coral Dictionary Vol. 1: 2019–2022.”...
Maya HaydaNov 4
How the World Ends: On Lindsay Turner’s “The Upstate”
Rona Cran reviews “The Upstate” by Lindsay Turner....
Rona CranNov 4
- Cultural Studies
- Poetry
Porcelain Poems: A Conversation with Sally Wen Mao
Amy E. Elkins speaks with Sally Wen Mao about her new poetry collection “The Kingdom of Surfaces.”...
Amy E. ElkinsNov 1
- Poetry
Vehicles of Awareness: On Terrance Hayes’s “So to Speak” and “Watch Your Language”
Jeevika Verma reviews Terrance Hayes’s “So to Speak” and “Watch Your Language: Visual and Literary Reflections on a Century of American Poetry.”...
Jeevika VermaOct 29
- Cultural Studies
- Poetry
The Same Water at Different Points: A Conversation with Hala Alyan and Zeina Hashem Beck
Summer Farah interviews Hala Alyan and Zeina Hashem Beck about “We Call to the Eye & the Night: Love Poems by Writers of Arab Heritage.”...
Summer FarahOct 25
- Cultural Studies
- Poetry
Aquiver with Significance: On Robyn Schiff’s “Information Desk”
Heather Cass White reviews Robyn Schiff’s new book of poetry, “Information Desk: An Epic.”...
Heather Cass WhiteOct 23
- Art
- Poetry
Unplotting Trauma: On Elisa Gonzalez’s “Grand Tour”
C. Francis Fisher reviews Elisa Gonzalez’s “Grand Tour.”...
C. Francis FisherOct 21
- Cultural Studies
- Poetry
Protomodernist Love Triangle: On Carolyn Dever’s “Chains of Love and Beauty”
Evangeline Riddiford Graham reviews Carolyn Dever’s “Chains of Love and Beauty: The Diary of Michael Field.”...
Evangeline Riddiford GrahamOct 16
- Poetry
A Handful of Mikado Sticks: On Pierre Joris’s “Interglacial Narrows”
Sneha Chowdhury reviews Pierre Joris’s new poetry collection “Interglacial Narrows.”...
Sneha ChowdhuryOct 13
- Poetry
Of Exile and Determination: On Leslie Sainz’s “Have You Been Long Enough at Table”
Emily Collins reviews Leslie Sainz’s “Have You Been Long Enough at Table.”...
Emily CollinsOct 8
- Cultural Studies
- Poetry
Pillows of Air: A Conversation with Lawrence Weschler
In a preview of LARB Quarterly no. 39 “Air,” Michelle Chihara interviews Lawrence Weschler about his ancestry, his relationship to Los Angeles, his time at NYU, and more....
Michelle ChiharaOct 6
Poetry as an Act of Survival: A Conversation With Safiya Sinclair
Erik Gleibermann interviews Safiya Sinclair about her memoir “How to Say Babylon.”...
Erik GleibermannOct 4
- Memoir
- Poetry
Creating Art in the Face of War Crimes: On John Freedman’s “A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War”
Ada Wordsworth reviews John Freedman’s anthology of works by Ukrainian playwrights, “A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War.”...
Ada WordsworthOct 3
- Memoir
- Poetry
Burning Pages: On Elisa Gonzalez’s “Grand Tour”
William Flesch reviews Elisa Gonzalez’s new poetry collection “Grand Tour.”...
William FleschSep 30
- Poetry
Let’s Be Neurotic Together: A Conversation with Cathy Park Hong
Editor-in-Chief Michelle Chihara speaks with author Cathy Park Hong....
Michelle ChiharaSep 12
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Zeal, Wit, and Fury: The Queer Black Modernism of Claude McKay
Gary Edward Holcomb considers the suppressed legacy of Claude McKay’s two “lost” novels, “Amiable with Big Teeth” and “Romance in Marseille.”...
Gary Edward HolcombSep 11
- Fiction
- Poetry