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The DMZ at 70
Matthew Longo reflects on the surreal experience of the DMZ, where borders create both division and unity.
Poetry
"I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and that is poetry." — John Cage
Coastal Solitaire
Randall Mann interviews Christian Gullette about "Coachella Elegy."
Creation for Survival: A Conversation with Kendra Sullivan
Celina Su interviews Kendra Sullivan about “Reps.”
Refracted Migrations: On Ae Hee Lee’s “Asterism”
Ananya Kanai Shah reviews Ae Hee Lee’s “Asterism.”
Necromancer: On Frederick Seidel’s “So What”
Erick Verran reviews Frederick Seidel’s “So What.”
A Masque of Difference and Likeness: On Michael Nott’s “Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life”
Daniel Swain reviews Michael Nott’s “Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life” …
A Collection of Intersections: On Gil Cuadros’s “My Body Is Paper”
Gabriel X. Hendrix reviews Gil Cuadros’s “My Body is Paper.”
Aria Aber’s “The Institution”
In a new poem from LARB Quarterly no. 41, “Truth,” Aria Aber imagines the joy of a rock rolled endlessly uphill.
What It Does with Wreckage: On Hala Alyan’s “The Moon That Turns You Back”
Anthony Alessandrini reviews Hala Alyan’s “The Moon That Turns You Back.”
The Commonsense Critic: A Personal Tribute to Helen Vendler
Cinque Henderson writes a personal tribute for Helen Vendler.
Chloe Martinez’s “The open door”
In an excerpt from LARB Quarterly no. 41, “Truth,” Chloe Martinez presents a new poem about what happened, what could have happened, and why it all matters.
How Long Will I Be a Prisoner? On Alison C. Rollins’s “Black Bell”
Diana Arterian reviews Alison C. Rollins’s “Black Bell.”
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