Poetry

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

The Summoning World: Mary Oliver’s (Re)Visionary Legacy
Nicola Waldron reviews Mary Oliver's "Upstream: Selected Essays."
Nicola WaldronNov 5, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry
No Coda: On Mandy Kahn’s “Glenn Gould’s Chair”
Lara Schoorl appreciates “Glenn Gould’s Chair,” a new collection of poems by Mandy Kahn.
Lara SchoorlNov 4, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
Ganesh’s Vibration Across the Borders of the City and The City
On Hari Alluri's "The Flayed City."
Mark YoungNov 1, 2017
- Around the World
- Poetry
Southern California Gothic: A Conversation with Teka-Lark Lo
Steph Cha talks to Teka-Lark Lo about her new poetry collection, "The Queen of Inglewood."
Steph ChaNov 1, 2017
- Poetry
A Negative Freedom: Thirteen Poets on Formal Verse
Patrick Kurp takes the measure of “Thirteen on Form: Conversations with Poets,” edited by William Baer.
Patrick KurpOct 26, 2017
- Poetry
“A Strange Sort of Periscope”: John Freeman on Poetry and Politics
Angela Stubbs interviews John Freeman about his debut poetry collection, the creative process, and inequality in the United States.
Angela StubbsOct 24, 2017
- Poetry
- Politics
Loose and Double: A Conversation with Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Jonathan Farmer interviews Gabrielle Calvocoressi about her new collection, "Rocket Fantastic."
Jonathan FarmerOct 17, 2017
- Poetry
Grasped by What We Cannot Grasp: The Elemental Poems of Dan Gerber
An assessment of Dan Gerber’s career, seen through a fishing trip with our reviewer, as well as a look at his “New and Selected Poems.”
Dean KuipersOct 13, 2017
- Poetry
Tight Wires Between Us: On “Difficulties of a Bridegroom” by Ted Hughes
On February 9, 1963, two days before the poet Sylvia Plath killed herself, a radio play about her marriage aired on the BBC.
Joy LanzendorferOct 6, 2017
- Poetry
No Revolution Without the International: An Interview with Dmitry Bykov
Sasha Razor interviews the Russian polymath Dmitry Bykov.
Sasha RazorOct 3, 2017
The Ballad of Jesus Ortiz
California's Poet Laureate, Dana Gioia, presents his poem “The Ballad of Jesus Ortiz,” which is based on the life and death of his great-grandfather.
Dana GioiaSep 30, 2017
- LARB Lit
- Poetry
Writing “Goopily” About the Body: An Interview with Jenny Zhang on “Sour Heart”
Stephanie Newman talks with Jenny Zhang about her new short story collection, "Sour Heart."
Stephanie NewmanSep 27, 2017
- Fiction
- Poetry