Poetry

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

Between the Living and the Dead: An Interview with Alice Notley
Shoshana Olidort interviews poet Alice Notley.
Shoshana OlidortDec 25, 2016
- Poetry
LARB Lit: Giraffes
Amy GerstlerDec 25, 2016
- LARB Lit
- Poetry
The Measure of Anger: On Alice Notley’s “Benediction”
Steven Zultanski appreciates “Benediction” by Alice Notley.
Steven ZultanskiDec 25, 2016
- Poetry
My Nature is to Dive: An Interview with Poet Mandy Kahn
Lois P. Jones interviews poet Mandy Kahn about her practice and her collection, “Math, Heaven, Time.”
Lois P. JonesDec 16, 2016
- Poetry
Unfamiliar Tongues: Eliot Weinberger's Travels in the Republic of Letters
David S. Wallace examines the many facets of Eliot Weinberger.
David Schurman WallaceDec 15, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry
In Free Fall: Anne Carson’s “Float” and Mary Ruefle’s “My Private Property”
Nina MacLaughlin on two new books by Anne Carson and Mary Ruefle.
Nina MacLaughlinDec 5, 2016
- Poetry
I Came Back to the World Angrier: An Interview with Lauren Levin
Alli Warren talks to Lauren Levin about her new poetry collection, "The Braid."
Alli WarrenDec 4, 2016
- Poetry
Idra Novey, Hannah Sanghee Park, Gregory Pardlo, and Mark Richard Talk to Olivia Clare About Multiple Genres
What does it mean to move among multiple genres as a writer?
Olivia ClareDec 4, 2016
All the Stream That’s Roaring By
Fanny Howe continues to unsettle and compel in her new collection "The Needle's Eye."
Kathleen RooneyDec 1, 2016
A Conversation Between Nikky Finney and Donika Kelly
Nikky Finney talks to Donika Kelly about her debut poetry collection, "Bestiary."
Nikky FinneyNov 14, 2016
- Poetry
East of Eden: Vítězslav Nezval and Czech Surrealism
Benjamin Cunningham unearths the story of “The Absolute Gravedigger” by Czech Surrealist poet Vítězslav Nezval.
Benjamin CunninghamNov 11, 2016
- Around the World
- Poetry
The Terrible and the Possible: An Interview with Ross Gay
Callie Siskel interviews poet Ross Gay about his new poetry collection, “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.”
Callie SiskelNov 11, 2016
- Poetry