Poetry

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

Dicey Forms: On Durs Grünbein’s “Porcelain”
Alexander Wells considers “Porcelain,” the recently translated poetry collection by Durs Grünbein.
Alexander WellsApr 7, 2021
- Poetry
Roll Call: A Conversation with Amy Gerstler
Dinah Lenney talks with Amy Gerstler about her new book, “Index of Women.”
Dinah LenneyApr 6, 2021
- Poetry
The Luminous World Should Be Shared: On Jackie Wang’s “The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us From the Void”
Rachel Carroll considers “The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us From the Void” by Jackie Wang.
Rachel CarrollMar 26, 2021
- Poetry
Revenge Against Revenge: Biden’s Revenge Politics and “The Cure at Troy”
Max Haiven on why Biden quoting Seamus Heaney's "The Cure at Troy" is emblematic of neoliberalism's revenge politics.
Max HaivenMar 8, 2021
- Poetry
- Politics
Vibrant Voices
An anthology of Chicanx literature dazzles.
Elaine ElinsonMar 8, 2021
- Poetry
- Politics
Glorious Cultural Promiscuity
David Bentley Hart on Goethe.
David Bentley HartMar 7, 2021
- Around the World
- Poetry
Writing Toward Communal Responsibility: A Conversation with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
In “The Freezer Door,” Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore questions everything.
M. BunaMar 4, 2021
- Gender & Sexuality
- Poetry
“Locks of Sorrows”: On Mykola Bazhan’s Early Poetry
Uilleam Blacker is captivated by “‘Quiet Spiders of the Hidden Soul’: Mykola (Nik) Bazhan’s Early Experimental Poetry.”
Uilleam BlackerMar 3, 2021
The Pursuit of Awe: On Aaron Poochigian’s “American Divine”
Maryann Corbett is awed by “American Divine,” a new collection of poems by Aaron Poochigian.
Maryann CorbettMar 1, 2021
- Poetry
Subverting the Canon of Patriarchy: Lesya Ukrainka’s Revisionist Mythmaking
Sasha Dovzhyk celebrates the radical feminism of the great Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka on the 150th anniversary of her birth.
Sasha DovzhykFeb 25, 2021
Summoned to the Stand: On Erica McAlpine’s “The Poet’s Mistake”
Declan Ryan vets “The Poet’s Mistake” by Erica McAlpine.
Declan RyanFeb 24, 2021
- Literary Criticism
- Poetry
Star Vehicle: On Translating Poetry
Polish poet Tomasz Różycki reflects on his craft of translation, in an essay translated by Mira Rosen-thal.
Mira Rosenthal, Tomasz RóżyckiFeb 22, 2021