Poetry

"I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and that is poetry." — John Cage

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, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
Unplotting Trauma: On Elisa Gonzalez’s “Grand Tour”
C. Francis Fisher reviews Elisa Gonzalez’s “Grand Tour.”
C. Francis FisherOct 21, 2023
- 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, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
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, 2023
- Memoir & Essay
- 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, 2023
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry
Burning Pages: On Elisa Gonzalez’s “Grand Tour”
William Flesch reviews Elisa Gonzalez’s new poetry collection “Grand Tour.”
William FleschSep 30, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
Trying On a New Self: On Mary Jo Bang’s “A Film in Which I Play Everyone”
Liza Katz Duncan reviews Mary Jo Bang’s “A Film in Which I Play Everyone.”
Liza Katz DuncanSep 10, 2023
- Poetry