Poetry

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

“Poetry Is a Superpower”: Edward Vidaurre and FlowerSong Press
Dick Cluster profiles the Los Angeles–born, Texas-based small-press poet and publisher Edward Vidaurre.
Dick ClusterJun 8, 2022
- Poetry
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 NakaiJun 2, 2022
- Poetry
“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 MonsourJun 1, 2022
- Poetry
Performing Is Learning: A Teacher’s Memoir
Poet David Mason reflects on a lifetime of teaching literature as performance.
David MasonMay 30, 2022
- Poetry
“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 BendallMay 26, 2022
- Poetry
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 SchnairsohnMay 20, 2022
- Poetry
“The Flicker, Not the Flame”: E. A. Robinson’s Narrative Compression
Brian Brodeur reassesses the masterful brief narratives of Edwin Arlington Robinson.
Brian BrodeurMay 16, 2022
- Poetry
ModPo Communities: On “The Difference Is Spreading”
Jacquelyn Ardam considers “The Difference Is Spreading,” edited by Al Filreis and Anna Strong Safford.
Jacquelyn ArdamMay 16, 2022
- Poetry
The Poetics of Praise: A Conversation with Ada Limón
Yvonne Conza interviews Ada Limón about “The Hurting Kind.”
Yvonne ConzaMay 11, 2022
- Poetry
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 RyanMay 6, 2022
- Poetry
“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 OldweilerMay 6, 2022
- Around the World
- Poetry
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 CorbettMay 2, 2022
- Poetry