Poetry

Masterful Mourning: On Dean Rader’s “Before the Borderless”
Elena Karina Byrne reviews Dean Rader’s “Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly.”...
Elena Karina ByrneMay 8
- Poetry
Lyric Forms for Carceral Justice: On Attica Prison and Celes Tisdale’s “When the Smoke Cleared”
David Sherman reviews “When the Smoke Cleared: Attica Prison Poems and Journal,” edited by Celes Tisdale....
David ShermanApr 30
- Poetry
Betraying Whiteness: On Lucas de Lima’s “Tropical Sacrifice”
Renee Hudson reviews Lucas de Lima’s “Tropical Sacrifice.”...
Renee HudsonApr 9
- Poetry
Unboxing Rilke’s Nachlass
Ian Ellison looks at Rilke's recently acquired archives....
Ian EllisonApr 6
- Poetry
If You Are on This Earth You Are of This Earth: On Charif Shanahan’s “Trace Evidence”
James Ciano reviews Charif Shanahan’s “Trace Evidence.”...
James CianoMar 20
- Poetry
Ode to Survival: On Saeed Jones’s “Alive at the End of the World”
Christos Kalli examines Saeed Jones’s encounters with the end of the world in a poetry collection about survival, “Alive at the End of the World.”...
Christos KalliMar 4
- Poetry
Maybe One Day I Will Learn How to Live: On John Freeman’s “Wind, Trees”
Scott Korb reviews John Freeman’s new poetry collection “Wind, Trees.”...
Scott KorbMar 1
- Poetry
Living Everywhere: On Adam Zagajewski’s “True Life”
Kathleen Rooney reviews Adam Zagajewski’s “True Life.”...
Kathleen RooneyFeb 19
- Poetry
Posthumous Existence: A Conversation with Anahid Nersessian
Jack Skelley talks with Anahid Nersessian about her new book “Keats’s Odes: A Lover’s Discourse.”...
Jack SkelleyFeb 18
- Poetry
The Engine of Self-Knowledge: On Maggie Millner’s “Couplets”
Heather Treseler reviews Maggie Millner’s “Couplets: A Love Story.”...
Heather TreselerFeb 7
- Poetry
The Second First Love: On Maggie Millner’s “Couplets”
Ana Cecilia Alvarez reviews Maggie Millner’s “Couplets: A Love Story.”...
Ana Cecilia AlvarezFeb 7
- Poetry
A Poem That Is a Witness: On Vasyl Makhno’s “Paper Bridge”
Nicole Yurcaba reviews Ukrainian poet Vasyl Makhno’s new collection “Paper Bridge,” translated by Olena Jennings....
Nicole YurcabaFeb 4
- Poetry
Fuck the Poetry Police: On the Index of Major Literary Prizes in the United States
Dan Sinykin breaks down the Post45 Data Collective set on literary awards compiled by Stephanie Young and Juliana Spahr....
Dan SinykinJan 9
- Poetry
Generational Trauma and the Ukrainian Diaspora: On Olena Jennings’s “The Age of Secrets”
Nicole Yurcaba reviews Olena Jennings’s new poetry collection “The Age of Secrets.”...
Nicole YurcabaJan 3
- Poetry
Wanting Song: On Peter Cole’s “Draw Me After”
Rachel Kaufman considers Peter Cole’s new collection of poems, “Draw Me After.”...
Rachel KaufmanJan 1
- Poetry
Trivial, Vulgar, and Exalted: Revisiting J. V. Cunningham’s “The Exclusions of a Rhyme”
Paul Pastor reviews a new edition of J. V. Cunningham’s collection of poems and epigrams, “The Exclusions of a Rhyme.”...
Paul J. PastorDec 29, 2022
- Poetry
What Is the Secret of Chernivtsi?: A Conversation with Ihor Pomerantsev
Kate Tsurkan speaks with Ihor Pomerantsev about the literary vitality of Ukraine and the value of poetry during wartime....
Kate TsurkanDec 26, 2022
- Poetry
- Translation
To Draw the Mortal Hours: On James Matthew Wilson’s “The Strangeness of the Good”
Patrick Kurp appreciates the humility and plain speech of James Matthew Wilson’s poetic chronicle of the pandemic in “The Strangeness of the Good.”...
Patrick KurpDec 25, 2022
- Poetry
To Speak Upon the Ashes: On Peter Sacks’s “Resistance”
Isabel Ruehl reviews Peter Sacks’s first solo exhibition, “Resistance,” at the Rose Art Museum....
Isabel RuehlDec 21, 2022
- Art
- Poetry
Examining Phillis Wheatley
Hollis Robbins examines the legend of Phillis Wheatley, the first African American published poet....
Hollis RobbinsDec 19, 2022
- Biography
- Poetry
I’ve Always Stood in My Truth: A Conversation with Yesika Salgado
Daniel Lisi talks with Yesika Salgado about the fifth anniversary of her breakout poetry collection “Corazón.”...
Daniel LisiDec 17, 2022
- Poetry
The Tang of Herded Men, and Their Smell: On the Centennial Edition of E. E. Cummings’s “The Enormous Room”
Benjamin Shull reviews a new edition of E. E. Cummings’s “The Enormous Room.”...
Benjamin ShullDec 12, 2022
A Communion of Pathless Solitudes: On Adam Nicolson’s “The Making of Poetry”
Joshua Hren reviews Adam Nicolson’s “The Making of Poetry: Coleridge, the Wordsworths, and Their Year of Marvels.”...
Joshua HrenDec 11, 2022
- Biography
- Poetry
Memento Mori: On Lauren Haldeman’s “Team Photograph”
Lee Thomas takes a look at Lauren Haldeman’s experimental graphic novel “Team Photograph.”...
Lee ThomasDec 7, 2022