Poetry

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

“Total Strike”: On Anne Boyer’s “The Undying”
Natasha Boyd considers “The Undying” by Anne Boyer.
Natasha BoydNov 4, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry
Language Does Not Need to Be Hopeful to Provide Hope: A Conversation Between John James and Christopher Kondrich
A conversation between poets John James and Christopher Kondrich.
Christopher Kondrich, John JamesNov 1, 2019
- Poetry
Each Cell Has Its Fingers Crossed: On Timothy Donnelly’s “The Problem of the Many”
Kevin O’Rourke considers “The Problem of the Many” by Timothy Donnelly.
Kevin O’RourkeOct 27, 2019
- Poetry
Real Life Rock Top 10: October 2019
LARB presents the October installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusOct 25, 2019
- Music
- Poetry
The Poet in the Pulpit: On the Brilliant, Homely Homilies of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Brett Beasley considers "The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins: Sermons and Spiritual Writings," recently released by Oxford University Press.
Brett BeasleyOct 16, 2019
- Poetry
- Religion
Arias of Dissonance: On “NOS (disorder, not otherwise specified)”
B. K. Fischer considers “NOS (disorder, not otherwise specified)” by Aby Kaupang and Matthew Cooperman.
B. K. FischerOct 11, 2019
- Poetry
The Design Space of Language
“Five Oceans in a Teaspoon,” the new collaboration between poet Dennis J. Bernstein and artist Warren Lehrer, is a masterpiece of poetic visualization.
Johanna Drucker Oct 10, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
“Why Should I Venerate?”: Walt Whitman at 200
David S. Wallace reflects on Walt Whitman’s bicentennial.
David Schurman WallaceOct 6, 2019
- Poetry
The Latin Epigram: Brevity, Levity, and Grief
Art Beck meditates on the nature of the Latin epigram and offers his translations of Martial.
Art BeckOct 4, 2019
- Poetry
“The Faster You Pour It Down”: On Charles Bukowski’s “On Drinking”
Anthony Mostrom gets a taste of “On Drinking” by Charles Bukowski, edited by Abel Debritto.
Anthony MostromOct 1, 2019
- Fiction
- Poetry
Same Difference: Jacob Edmond’s Copy Poetics
Jacob Edmond's "Make It the Same" should be celebrated not only for what the book does well, but also for what it makes possible for scholars to do next.
Walt HunterSep 27, 2019
- Literary Criticism
- Poetry
Our Truest Loves: On Poetry and Parasocial Relationships
Sophia Stewart considers parasocial relationships through the lens of poetry.
Sophia StewartSep 14, 2019