Poetry

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

“Shouldn’t Life Resolve?”: On Ange Mlinko’s “Venice”
Oona Holahan journeys through “Venice,” the latest collection of poems by Ange Mlinko.
Oona HolahanApr 20, 2022
- Poetry
Feels Like Home: Two Chinese Poets on Love, Longing, and Distance
Anne Henochowicz looks at two recently translated books by Wang Yin and Yu Xiuhua.
Anne HenochowiczApr 13, 2022
- Around the World
- Poetry
Mirror-Man: On Aaron Poochigian’s Translation of Baudelaire
Patrick Kurp finds a “stylized, vigorous, clear” Baudelaire in Aaron Poochigian’s translation of “The Flowers of Evil.”
Patrick KurpApr 6, 2022
- Poetry
“To Know No Nation Will Be Home”: A Conversation with Solmaz Sharif
Natasha Hakimi Zapata interviews Solmaz Sharif about her new book, “Customs.”
Natasha Hakimi ZapataApr 4, 2022
- Poetry
“My Beautiful Never-Nevers”: Yoko Ono’s Poetry Revisited
Austin Allen peels over Yoko Ono’s “Grapefruit.”
Austin AllenApr 4, 2022
- Poetry
Putting Things Back Together: On Alexis Sears’s “Out of Order”
Maryann Corbett is awed by “Out of Order,” Donald Justice Poetry Prize–winning collection by Alexis Sears.
Maryann CorbettMar 31, 2022
- Poetry
Two Roads: A Review-in-Dialogue of First Books: Amanda Moore’s “Requeening,” Paul Tran’s “All the Flowers Kneeling,” and Devon Walker-Figueroa’s “Philomath”
Victoria Chang and Dean Rader consider Amanda Moore’s “Requeening,” Paul Tran’s “All the Flowers Kneeling,” and Devon Walker-Figueroa’s “Philomath.”
Dean Rader, Victoria ChangMar 28, 2022
- Poetry
Eco-Relations: On David St. John’s “The Way It Is” and Alexis Pauline Gumbs’s “Dub: Finding Ceremony”
Susan McCabe considers “The Last Troubadour” by David St. John and “Dub: Finding Ceremony” by Alexis Pauline Gumbs.
Susan McCabeMar 25, 2022
- Poetry
Chasing After Home or Running Away from It: Derrick Austin and Shangyang Fang Discuss Their New Collections
Derrick Austin and Shangyang Fang discuss their new books, “Tenderness” and “Burying the Mountain.”
Derrick Austin, Shangyang FangMar 18, 2022
- Poetry
“An Alternative Literary History”: A Conversation with Kyle Schlesinger
The publisher of Cuneiform Press discusses his new book, “A Poetics of the Press,” a documentary history of small-press publishing.
Paul VangelistiMar 13, 2022
- Poetry
Mushrooms, Mortality, and the Braided Form: A Conversation with Anna Journey on “The Judas Ear”
Maggie Millner interviews Anna Journey about her new book, “The Judas Ear.”
Maggie MillnerMar 11, 2022
- Poetry
“A Two-Way Street in Time”: A Conversation with Poet and Translator Andrew Frisardi
Felicity Teague asks Andrew Frisardi about his translations of Dante, metrical verse, and inhabiting the poem from within.
Felicity TeagueMar 4, 2022
- Poetry