Poetry

Eco-Relations: On Jody Gladding’s “I entered without words” and Forrest Gander’s “Your Nearness”
Susan McCabe reviews Jody Gladding’s “I entered without words” and Forrest Gander’s “Your Nearness.”...
Susan McCabeDec 6, 2022
- Poetry
I Also Split in Two: On Sara Deniz Akant’s “Hyperphantasia” and Jessica Laser’s “Planet Drill”
Noah Warren reviews Sara Deniz Akant’s “Hyperphantasia” and Jessica Laser’s “Planet Drill.”...
Noah WarrenDec 1, 2022
- Poetry
Forever in Unfinishing: On Adam Tavel’s “Rubble Square”
Jane Zwart reviews Adam Tavel’s latest collection of poetry, “Rubble Square.”...
Jane ZwartNov 29, 2022
- Poetry
Lyrics in Search of an Allegory: On Three Recent Books from Rachel Hadas
Sunil Iyengar reviews Rachel Hadas’s recent collections of poems, “Love and Dread” and “Pandemic Almanac,” alongside “Piece By Piece: Selected Prose.”...
Sunil IyengarNov 25, 2022
- Memoir
- Poetry
Private Domain: On Ada Calhoun’s “Also a Poet”
Alec Pollak reviews Ada Calhoun’s ”Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me.”...
Alec PollakNov 21, 2022
A Precarious Peace: On David Mason’s “Pacific Light”
Siham Karami reviews David Mason’s new collection of poems, “Pacific Light.”...
Siham KaramiNov 20, 2022
- Philosophy
- Poetry
The Legacy of a Caged Bird: On Gene Andrew Jarrett’s “Paul Laurence Dunbar”
Vesper North considers Gene Andrew Jarrett’s updated biography, “Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird.”...
Vesper NorthNov 17, 2022
Featuring Emily Dickinson and Phoebe Bridgers: A Conversation with Andrew Bird
Elizabeth Metzger interviews Andrew Bird about his new single, “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,” featuring Phoebe Bridgers....
Elizabeth MetzgerNov 16, 2022
- Music
- Poetry
In / Divisible Ink: On David Lloyd’s “The Harm Fields”
Michael Davidson reviews David Lloyd’s new poetry collection “The Harm Fields.”...
Michael DavidsonNov 15, 2022
- Poetry
Idylling: On Wesley McNair’s “Late Wonders”
Josh Billings reviews Wesley McNair’s “Late Wonders: New and Selected Poems.”...
Josh BillingsNov 12, 2022
- Poetry
To Be Seen Clearly or Not at All: On Ama Codjoe’s “Bluest Nude”
Madeleine Cravens considers “Bluest Nude” by Ama Codjoe....
Madeleine CravensNov 8, 2022
- Poetry
Heavied with Endgame: On Jorie Graham’s “[To] the Last [Be] Human”
John James considers “[To] the Last [Be] Human” by Jorie Graham....
John JamesOct 28, 2022
- Poetry
Retouched with the Stone: On Les Murray’s “Continuous Creation”
Spencer Hupp considers “Continuous Creation” by Les Murray....
Spencer HuppOct 21, 2022
- Poetry
Pathological Aliveness: A Conversation with Harmony Holiday
Lauren Mackler interviews Harmony Holiday on her new book "Maafa."...
Lauren MacklerOct 14, 2022
- Poetry
In a Garden of Zeroes: On Brenda Hillman’s “In a Few Minutes Before Later”
Forrest Gander considers “In a Few Minutes Before Later” by Brenda Hillman....
Forrest GanderOct 12, 2022
- Poetry
What Is It Like to Have a Brain?: On Patrick House’s “Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness”
Henry M. Cowles reviews Patrick House’s “Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness” and finds House’s brains to be remarkably similar to Wallace Stevens’s birds in “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.”...
Henry M. CowlesOct 11, 2022
Epistolary Sisterhood: On “The Letters of Rosemary and Bernadette Mayer 1976–1980”
Rose Higham-Stainton pores over “The Letters of Rosemary and Bernadette Mayer 1976–1980.”...
Rose Higham-StaintonOct 7, 2022
The Self Is a Collaborative Thing: A Conversation with David Baker
Daniel Shailer asks David Baker about his new collection of poems, “Whale Fall.”...
Daniel ShailerOct 3, 2022
- Poetry
An Interrogative Stance: A Conversation with Claire Schwartz
Hazem Fahmy asks Claire Schwartz about her new collection of poems, “Civil Service.”...
Hazem FahmySep 23, 2022
- Poetry
- Politics and Economics
Seemingly Ordinary Diction: On Leonid Schwab’s “Everburning Pilot”
Stephanie Sandler sorts through Russian poet Leonid Schwab’s collection “Everburning Pilot,” edited by Alexander Spektor, Anton Tenser, and Sibelan Forrester, and translated by many hands....
Stephanie SandlerSep 21, 2022
- Poetry
- Translation
Press On: Black Sparrow Is Back
Josh Sherman on the relaunch of a legendary small-press literary publisher....
Josh ShermanSep 19, 2022
- Fiction
- Poetry
Copiously: On Dolores Dorantes’s “Copy” and Kyle Harvey’s “Cosmographies”
Paul Vangelisti appreciates the poetic voyages in Kyle Harvey’s “Cosmographies” and Dolores Dorantes’s “Copy,” translated by Robin Myers....
Paul VangelistiSep 17, 2022
- Poetry
- Translation
Finding Love Amid War: On Shahé Mankerian’s “History of Forgetfulness” and Vahe Berberian’s “Diary of a Dead Man”
Raffi Joe Wartanian reviews new books by two Armenian American writers, Shahé Mankerian and Vahe Berberian....
Raffi Joe WartanianSep 16, 2022
Future Archive: A Conversation with Roberto Tejada
Ramón García speaks to Roberto Tejada about his new book of poems, “Why the Assembly Disbanded.”...
Ramón GarcíaSep 15, 2022
- Poetry