Poetry

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

• “Writing and Holding”

  On Maggie Nelson's "The Argonauts."

  Jonathan FarmerSep 12, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Poetry

• Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry by Eleanor Stanford and Arthur Sze

  Stanford and Sze are "acutely attuned to the physical world, manifested through science, nature, culture, and the sensuous realms of food, drink, and love."

  Lisa Russ SpaarSep 3, 2015

  • Poetry

• Looking for “Mr. West”

  "Mr. West" is an exploration of celebrity in the form of poetry.

  Colin GroundwaterAug 30, 2015

  • Poetry

• Two Scenes from the Finnish Diaspora: Maria Takolander and Niina Pollari

  For both Takolander and Pollari, the loss they feel is due a changed relationship not just with national borders, but with their own histories.

  Erik KennedyAug 27, 2015

  • Poetry

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  On Publishing Peggy Freydberg

  Peggy Freydberg became a poet in her 90s.

  Betsy BornsAug 25, 2015

  • Poetry

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  Speaking of the Demonic with Dorothea Lasky

  Dorothea Lasky interviewed by Zachary Pace about her latest collection.

  Zachary PaceAug 24, 2015

  • Poetry

• Flames, Too, Are a Form of Literacy

  "Reading We Are Nothing and So Can You" by Jasper Bernes is like moving with a protest.

  Zac GunterAug 23, 2015

  • Poetry

• The Poetry of Environmental Disaster

  Joanna Klink, the Romantic tradition, and poetry in the time of environmental disaster.

  Hannah RogersAug 22, 2015

  • Poetry

• Three Questions for Luis Alberto Urrea Regarding his New Poetry Collection, “The Tijuana Book of the Dead”

  Luis Alberto Urrea brings us poetry for the people.

  Daniel A. OlivasAug 10, 2015

  • Poetry

• Mid-Career: Three Poets and their Fourth Books

  Rigoberto Gonzalez on the fourth books of three mid-career poets: Ada Limon, Kyle Dargan, and Quan Barry.

  Rigoberto GonzálezJul 21, 2015

  • Poetry

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  Charleston’s Psychic Landscape: A Conversation with Kwame Dawes

  Kwame Dawes on the Charleston massacre, the role of poetry during times of tragedy, and the psychic landscape of South Carolina.

  DéLana R.A. DameronJul 7, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

  • Poetry

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  A Personal Laureate: Reflections on Juan Felipe Herrera’s Appointment as Poet Laureate of the United States

  Featuring Rigoberto González, Sandra Cisneros, Eduardo C. Corral, Francisco Aragón, Carmen Gimenez Smith, Tim Z. Hernandez, Brenda Cárdenas

  David Tomas MartinezJul 4, 2015

  • Poetry