Poetry

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

As Noir as It Gets
Patrick Millikin follows “The Long Take” by Robin Robertson.
Patrick MillikinFeb 9, 2019
- Noir
- Poetry
Grief, Ritual, and Estrangement: An Interview with sam sax
Emily Sernaker talks to poet sam sax about his new collection, “bury it.”
Emily SernakerJan 23, 2019
- Poetry
A Wilderness I Wouldn’t Live Without: On Carl Phillips’s “Wild Is the Wind”
Rachel Richardson reviews “Wild Is the Wind” by Carl Phillips.
Rachel RichardsonJan 19, 2019
- Poetry
One Mask at a Time: An Interview with Stephen Dunn
A Pulitzer Prize–winning poet reflects on sincerity, mortality, the buffoonery of Trump, and dogs as comic relief.
Lauren MauldinJan 19, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry
History Lessons: Evie Shockley’s “semiautomatic” and Ange Mlinko’s “Distant Mandate”
Christopher Spaide considers Evie Shockley’s “semiautomatic” and Ange Mlinko’s “Distant Mandate.”
Christopher SpaideJan 16, 2019
- Poetry
Nikki Giovanni: In Her Revolutionary Dream
Patrick A. Howell interviews poet Nikki Giovanni.
Patrick A. HowellJan 10, 2019
- Poetry
Poet to Poet Practice: A Conversation with Erica Jong
Kim Dower in conversation with Erica Jong.
Kim DowerDec 19, 2018
- Poetry
Homage, Not Larceny: On Nicholas Friedman’s “Petty Theft”
A. M. Juster appreciates the retro-transgressive poetics of “Petty Theft,” by Nicholas Friedman.
A. M. JusterDec 18, 2018
- Poetry
Eclipse Expeditions
On "After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America’s Greatest Poet" and the fraught history of Emily Dickinson's editors.
Lynne FeeleyDec 11, 2018
“Shimmering Bits of Thought”: Gail Wronsky’s “Imperfect Pastorals”
Karen Kevorkian considers “Imperfect Pastorals” by Gail Wronsky.
Karen KevorkianDec 9, 2018
- Poetry
Clever Ghosts: James Merrill’s “The Book of Ephraim”
Richie Hofmann considers “The Book of Ephraim” by James Merrill, annotated and with a new introduction by Stephen Yenser.
Richie HofmannDec 6, 2018
- Poetry
The Talking Walls of Angel Island
Joy Lanzendorfer considers the poetry and history of Angel Island.
Joy LanzendorferDec 4, 2018
- History
- Poetry