Poetry

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

We Stay in Love with Our Freedom: A Conversation with Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Joy KMT interviews poet Alexis Pauline Gumbs about her new book, "Spill."
Joy KMTFeb 4, 2018
- Poetry
Untranslatable Voices: Vickie Vértiz Writes Los Ángeles in “Palm Frond with Its Throat Cut”
Isabel Gómez on Vickie Vértiz’s “Palm Frond with Its Throat Cut” and the radical work of translinguality as decolonial practice.
Isabel GómezJan 31, 2018
- Poetry
“A Single Wand of Rusted Quince”: On the Visionary Poetry of Bohuslav Reynek
Michael Tate peers into “The Well at Morning: Selected Poems, 1925–1971” by Bohuslav Reynek, translated by Justin Quinn.
Michael TateJan 15, 2018
- Around the World
- Poetry
“The Question in the Mirror”: A Conversation with David St. John
Michael Juliani talks to poet David St. John.
Michael JulianiJan 13, 2018
- Poetry
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Joe Henry
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergJan 12, 2018
- Music
- Poetry
Means of Escape: César Vallejo’s “Scales”
David S. Wallace reviews César Vallejo’s “Scales.”
David Schurman WallaceJan 11, 2018
- Around the World
- Poetry
A Happy Affliction: A Conversation with Paul Muldoon
Jonathan Kendall interviews poet Paul Muldoon about his recently released “Paul Muldoon: Selected Poems 1968-2014.”
Jonathan KendallJan 11, 2018
- Poetry
Our Cha-Cha Toward Oblivion: Kurt Caswell Interviews John Lane
Kurt Caswell talks to John Lane about his new poetry collection, "Anthropocene Blues."
Kurt CaswellJan 4, 2018
- Poetry
Here and Gone
A man who knows nothing about paintings, who has never painted a picture, writes about the first painting he loved. J. D. Daniels on Velázquez.
J. D. DanielsJan 2, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
Migraine Madrigal
Lisa Russ SpaarDec 30, 2017
- Poetry
Table for One at the Sunset Bistro
Noah WarrenDec 29, 2017
- Poetry
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You feel, when Sviatoslav Richter is playing, as if this music will be heard once, and then dissolve forever.
Brian PhillipsDec 17, 2017