Poetry

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

The Limit of Lyrical Thinking: A Conversation with Susan Briante
Roberto Tejada talks with Susan Briante about migration, documentary poetics, and her new book “Defacing the Monument.”
Roberto TejadaJul 27, 2020
Driving to the Interior: On Susan Barba’s “geode”
Heather Treseler examines “geode” by Susan Barba.
Heather TreselerJul 24, 2020
- Poetry
In Search of a Lost Relation
A new collection of translated verse by a major but neglected French poet.
Michael OverstreetJul 12, 2020
- Around the World
- Poetry
Train of Thought: On Matt Morton’s “Improvisation Without Accompaniment”
Rachel Hadas reviews “Improvisation Without Accompaniment” by Matt Morton.
Rachel HadasJul 9, 2020
- Poetry
“Two Places at Once”: On Lara Mimosa Montes’s “THRESHOLES”
Rachel Carroll looks at “THRESHOLES,” a new collection by Lara Mimosa Montes.
Rachel CarrollJul 9, 2020
- Poetry
The Only One Left: A Conversation with James Lloydovich Patterson About Grigori Aleksandrov’s “Circus”
Sasha Razor interviews James Lloydovich Patterson, the son of an African American father and a Soviet mother who became a Soviet actor and author.
Sasha RazorJul 7, 2020
“The Voice of No One Now”: On “The Idea of Perfection: The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry”
Allan Graubard examines “The Idea of Perfection: The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry,” edited and translated by Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody.
Allan GraubardJul 5, 2020
- Around the World
- Poetry
First-Person Plural: On Mark Nowak’s “Social Poetics”
Margaret Ronda reads “Social Poetics” by Mark Nowak.
Margaret RondaJul 5, 2020
- Poetry
- Politics
“The Difference Between Prison and America Unsettles Me”: A Conversation with Reginald Dwayne Betts
Elisabeth Houston talks with Reginald Dwayne Betts about his recently published collection of poetry, “Felon.”
Elisabeth HoustonJul 2, 2020
- Poetry
To Remember, Read, and Return: A Conversation Between Omar Sakr and George Abraham
Poets Omar Sakr and George Abraham on writing their latest books of poetry and decolonizing literature of the Arab diaspora.
George Abraham, Omar SakrJun 25, 2020
- Poetry
A Means to an End: On Mary Oppen’s “Meaning a Life: An Autobiography”
Dan Friedman finds meaning in “Meaning a Life,” the autobiography of Mary Oppen.
Dan FriedmanJun 24, 2020
- Biography & Autobiography
- Poetry
Breaking the World So It Can Bud Again: On Ellen Bass’s “Indigo”
Meryl Natchez considers “Indigo” by Ellen Bass.
Meryl NatchezJun 17, 2020
- Poetry