Poetry

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

A Search for the Soul of the Mainland
Yunte Huang has compiled a 624-doorstop of an anthology.
Liz CarterMay 1, 2016
- Fiction
- Poetry
A Door to Robin Coste Lewis’s Los Angeles
Poet and Los Angeles native Robin Coste Lewis discusses her award-winning collection "Voyage of the Sable Venus."
Leah MirakhorApr 24, 2016
- Poetry
A Conversation with Li-Young Lee
Ashley BeeneApr 16, 2016
- Poetry
Where There Is No Love
Diana ArterianApr 3, 2016
- Poetry
The Poetics of Trauma and Life After Rape: A Profile of Frances Driscoll
Frances Driscoll's poetry collections over the past 20 years deal explicitly with her life after rape and offer some answers to this question.
Brian GreskoMar 9, 2016
- Poetry
As Ever, the River
As ever, the river. In Green's poetry the river is a marker of continuity.
J. Mae BarizoMar 8, 2016
- Poetry
On the Harmed Body: A Tribute to Hillary Gravendyk
Thinking about pain and the body on the occasion of Hillary Gravendyk's birthday, a year after her passing.
Diana ArterianFeb 29, 2016
- Poetry
Chicago State State of Mind
Poet Derrick Harriell on the difference Chicago State University’s MFA program makes for black writers.
Derrick HarriellFeb 29, 2016
- Poetry
Book of Mysteries
David Huddle has a new poetry collection, his 19th book: "Dream Sender."
Barrett WarnerFeb 27, 2016
- Poetry
Child of Our History: Susan Howe’s Remarkable Essays
In Susan Howe's work, poetry and prose are often impossible to disentangle.
Jonathan CreasyFeb 22, 2016
- Poetry
Chaos Ex Machina: On the Plays of Joyelle McSweeney
On the Plays of Joyelle McSweeney.
Matthew Buckley SmithFeb 6, 2016
- Poetry
Portrait of a Press: The University of Akron Series in Poetry
On the fight to keep the Akron Series in Poetry alive.
Philip MetresJan 29, 2016
- Education
- Poetry