Poetry

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

The World a Coke: On Ian Dreiblatt’s “forget thee”
Leeore Schnairsohn laments the world conjured by “forget thee,” a collection of poems by Ian Dreiblatt.
Leeore SchnairsohnJul 8, 2021
- Poetry
“Tell Me a Story”: On Noah Warren’s “The Complete Stories”
Will Brewbaker reviews “The Complete Stories,” the new poetry collection by Noah Warren.
Will BrewbakerJul 7, 2021
- Poetry
“America Is a Myth”: A Conversation with Natalie Diaz
Natasha Hakimi Zapata interviews Natalie Diaz about “Postcolonial Love Poem.”
Natasha Hakimi ZapataJul 2, 2021
- Poetry
Work and Days: On Peter Gizzi’s “Now It’s Dark”
Dan Beachy-Quick reviews “Now It’s Dark” by Peter Gizzi.
Dan Beachy-QuickJun 24, 2021
- Poetry
I Burn in the Memory of Love: On “Yours Presently: The Selected Letters of John Wieners”
David Brazil considers “Yours Presently: The Selected Letters of John Wieners,”edited by Michael Seth Stewart.
David BrazilJun 23, 2021
- Poetry
The Art of Entertaining: A Conversation with Elaine Equi
Jack Skelley talks to poet Elaine Equi.
Jack SkelleyJun 16, 2021
- Poetry
The Style of Our Moment: A Conversation with William Logan
Piotr Florczyk asks poet and critic William Logan about his latest book, “Broken Ground: Poetry and the Demon of History.”
Piotr FlorczykJun 13, 2021
- Poetry
In Tune with the Blues: A Recovered Interview with the Late Al Young, Former California Poet Laureate of California
In this 2008 interview, Persis Karim talks with Al Young.
Persis KarimJun 10, 2021
- Poetry
Surviving Is the Crux of Celebration: An Interview with Camille T. Dungy
Jasmine Elizabeth Smith talks to Camille T. Dungy about her most recent books, “Trophic Cascade” and “Guidebook to Relative Strangers.”
Jasmine Elizabeth SmithJun 10, 2021
- Poetry
Two Roads: A Review-in-Dialogue of Donika Kelly’s “The Renunciations”
Victoria Chang and Dean Rader discuss “The Renunciations” by Donika Kelly.
Dean Rader, Victoria ChangJun 10, 2021
- Poetry
- Two Roads: Poetry Reviews in Dialogue
My Palestinian Poem that “The New Yorker” Wouldn’t Publish
Fady JoudahJun 7, 2021
“Glittering Silver Trails”: On Deborah Warren’s “Connoisseurs of Worms”
A. E. Stallings relishes “Connoisseurs of Worms” by Deborah Warren, a collection of poems that “starts small and ends with the panoramic sweep.”
A. E. StallingsJun 7, 2021
- Poetry