Poetry

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

Pathological Aliveness: A Conversation with Harmony Holiday
Lauren Mackler interviews Harmony Holiday on her new book "Maafa."
Lauren MacklerOct 14, 2022
- Poetry
In a Garden of Zeroes: On Brenda Hillman’s “In a Few Minutes Before Later”
Forrest Gander considers “In a Few Minutes Before Later” by Brenda Hillman.
Forrest GanderOct 12, 2022
- Poetry
What Is It Like to Have a Brain?: On Patrick House’s “Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness”
Henry M. Cowles reviews Patrick House’s “Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness” and finds House’s brains to be remarkably similar to Wallace Stevens’s birds in “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.”
Henry M. CowlesOct 11, 2022
Epistolary Sisterhood: On “The Letters of Rosemary and Bernadette Mayer 1976–1980”
Rose Higham-Stainton pores over “The Letters of Rosemary and Bernadette Mayer 1976–1980.”
Rose Higham-StaintonOct 7, 2022
The Self Is a Collaborative Thing: A Conversation with David Baker
Daniel Shailer asks David Baker about his new collection of poems, “Whale Fall.”
Daniel ShailerOct 3, 2022
- Poetry
An Interrogative Stance: A Conversation with Claire Schwartz
Hazem Fahmy asks Claire Schwartz about her new collection of poems, “Civil Service.”
Hazem FahmySep 23, 2022
- Poetry
- Politics
Seemingly Ordinary Diction: On Leonid Schwab’s “Everburning Pilot”
Stephanie Sandler sorts through Russian poet Leonid Schwab’s collection “Everburning Pilot,” edited by Alexander Spektor, Anton Tenser, and Sibelan Forrester, and translated by many hands.
Stephanie SandlerSep 21, 2022
- Around the World
- Poetry
Press On: Black Sparrow Is Back
Josh Sherman on the relaunch of a legendary small-press literary publisher.
Josh ShermanSep 19, 2022
- Fiction
- Poetry
Copiously: On Dolores Dorantes’s “Copy” and Kyle Harvey’s “Cosmographies”
Paul Vangelisti appreciates the poetic voyages in Kyle Harvey’s “Cosmographies” and Dolores Dorantes’s “Copy,” translated by Robin Myers.
Paul VangelistiSep 17, 2022
- Around the World
- Poetry
Finding Love Amid War: On Shahé Mankerian’s “History of Forgetfulness” and Vahe Berberian’s “Diary of a Dead Man”
Raffi Joe Wartanian reviews new books by two Armenian American writers, Shahé Mankerian and Vahe Berberian.
Raffi Joe WartanianSep 16, 2022
Future Archive: A Conversation with Roberto Tejada
Ramón García speaks to Roberto Tejada about his new book of poems, “Why the Assembly Disbanded.”
Ramón GarcíaSep 15, 2022
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Kate Daniels, Chloe Honum, and Corey Van Landingham
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a look at second books of poems by Kate Daniels, Chloe Honum, and Corey Van Landingham.
Lisa Russ SpaarSep 14, 2022
- Poetry