Poetry

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

No Maps Are Available: Final Scenes with Jim Harrison, Part II
Peter Nowogrodzki interviews the late great American novelist Jim Harrison.
Peter NowogrodzkiNov 4, 2016
- Fiction
- Poetry
No Maps Are Available: Final Scenes with Jim Harrison, Part I
Peter Nowogrodzki interviews the late great American novelist Jim Harrison.
Peter NowogrodzkiNov 3, 2016
- Fiction
- Poetry
“Huizache”: A Vision of Fused Borders and Culture
Alci Rengifo on the new issue of "Huizache," CentroVictoria's magazine highlighting Mexican-American literature and culture.
Alci RengifoOct 29, 2016
- Fiction
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: R. T. Smith and Mark Wagenaar
Lisa Russ Spaar appreciates the excellence of R. T. Smith’s and Mark Wagenaar’s second collections.
Lisa Russ SpaarOct 28, 2016
- Poetry
“Looking for Parents and Cover”: All the Poems of Stevie Smith
Lynne Sharon Schwartz appraises the enduring work of Stevie Smith.
Lynne Sharon SchwartzOct 28, 2016
- Poetry
Making Meaning Under the Siege: On Five Leningrad Poets
Piotr Florczyk reflects on a brief new anthology of poetry written during the Siege of Leningrad (1941–1944).
Piotr FlorczykOct 27, 2016
- Around the World
- Poetry
The Un/Masked and the Minstrel: A Conversation with Ruth Ellen Kocher About “Third Voice”
Oliver de la Paz and Ruth Ellen Kocher discuss her collection “Third Voice,” poetry, minstrelsy, representation, and a more inclusive avant-garde.
Oliver de la PazOct 24, 2016
- Poetry
Being Black and Breathing: On “Blackpentecostal Breath”
Jean-Thomas Tremblay on Ashon T. Crawley's "Blackpentecostal Breath."
Jean-Thomas TremblayOct 19, 2016
The Architecture of Memory: How Los Angeles Made Me a Poet
Poet and translator Stephen Kessler reflects on his debt to Los Angeles.
Stephen KesslerOct 14, 2016
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Soul and Dual: “Dothead” by Amit Majmudar
Caitlin Doyle considers “Dothead” by Amit Majmudar.
Caitlin DoyleOct 12, 2016
- Poetry
Unmapped Realms: Sun Yung Shin’s “Unbearable Splendor”
Kathleen Rooney on “Unbearable Splendor” by Sun Yung Shin.
Kathleen RooneyOct 12, 2016
- Poetry
Chasing Pasos: On the Trail of Nicaragua’s Lost Modernist
David Shook goes on the trail of Nicaraguan poet Joaquín Pasos.
David ShookOct 11, 2016
- Around the World
- Poetry