January 2009
Poems by C.K. Williams, Kim Addonizio, Anne Winters; previously unpublished Langston Hughes, introduced by Arnold Rampersad; Michael Hofmann on Bishop and Lowell.
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12.30.08: A LONG ENGAGEMENT
A close reading of Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “The Moose.”
12.23.08: POETS IN THE AGE OF OBAMA
An interview with 2009 Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander.
12.16.08: MICHAEL ROSEN
An interview with the Children’s Laureate of Britain.
12.09.08: DISMAL ROCK
A review of Davis McCombs’ latest poetry collection.
12.02.08: THE NURSE OF ENCHANTMENT
A profile of balladeer Helen Adam.
11.25.08: THE POEM AS TESTAMENT
A review of Sarah Hannah’s last poetry collection.
11.18.08: A CONVERSATION WITH KEATS
A review of the latest biography of the poet John Keats.
11.11.08: OUT OF THIS WORLD
An interview with poet Albert Goldbarth.
11.03.08: THE OUTSIDER ARTIST
A profile of new U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan.
10.28.08: THE BEE'S KNEES
A profile of the new Children’s Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman.
10.21.08: MEET THE BEETLES
A reading guide to Linda Pastan’s poem “The Deathwatch Beetle.”
10.14.08: CRAZY LOVE
A profile of poet Philip Whalen.
10.07.08: AT HOME WITH POEMS
A short guide for parents on sharing poetry with children.
09.30.08: WHERE THE SIDEWALK BEGINS
A review of Shel Silverstein’s first children’s book.
09.23.08: THE IMPETUOUS POET
A review of Richard Kenney’s new poetry collection.
09.16.08: HUMANIZING ROBOTS—AND VICE VERSA
An interview with poet Matthea Harvey.
09.09.08: THE PLAY OF OPPOSITES
A review of a reissued anthology of late T’ang dynasty poetry.
09.02.08: UNLOVABLE OBJECTS
A review of Cate Marvin’s latest poetry collection.
08.26.08: THE PHRASEOLOGY OF OLD BONES
A profile of poet A.R. Ammons.
08.19.08: ROBERT HASS IN TEL AVIV
The former US poet laureate guest lectures.
08.12.08: A SIGNAL THROUGH THE FLAMES
A review of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s manifesto Poetry As Insurgent Art.
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A review of William Stafford’s early poems.
07.30.08: FAINT HOPE, EARNED HONESTLY
A review of Sandra McPherson’s latest collection Expectation Days.
07.22.08: THE HEFT OF WORDS
A profile of poet Louis Zukofsky.
07.15.08: NO DEAD-ENDS
A review of Fanny Howe's new collection The Lyrics.
07.08.08: THE GREEN MAN IN CAMELOT
A review of Simon Armitage's new translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
07.01.08: TO SEE THE UNIVERSE IN A GRAIN OF SAND
A review of Kathleen Jamie's poetry collection Waterlight.
06.24.08: DESIRE TO BURN
How Kurt Cobain read a poem by Alicia Ostriker.
06.17.08: PUT ON THAT PARTY-CRASHING DRESS
A review of Laura Kasischke's new collection Lilies Without.
06.10.08: ARMED WITH VERSE
Nathaniel Fick on contemporary war poetry.
06.03.08: FABLES AND FOIBLES
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Tess Gallagher and Robin Robertson.
05.27.08: SERIOUSLY PLAYFUL
Marjorie Perloff on poetry's household name John Ashbery.
05.20.08: OVER THE MOON
A review of Colleen McElroy's poetry collection Sleeping with the Moon.
05.13.08: THE WAR OF ART
A review of Simone Weil's and Rachel Bespaloff's essays on the Iliad.
05.06.08: CLOSE--BUT NOT TOO CLOSE--OBSERVATION
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Amy Beeder and Carl Phillips.
04.29.08: THEY TELL THE TRUTH, BUT TELL IT SLANT
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Anne Carson and Charles Wright.
04.22.08: TRANSLATING POETRY INTO POETRY
An interview with C.K.Williams.
04.15.08: THRILLS AND CHILLS AND HOME MOVIES
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Galway Kinnell and David Wojahn.
04.08.08: NEVER FAR FROM A BREAKDOWN
A review of Djuna Barnes Collected Poems: With Notes Towards the Memoir.
04.01.08: A PSALM? HOW SO?
A close reading of George Oppen's "Psalm."
03.25.08: NATURE POEMS IN A POST-NATURAL AGE
An interview with Gary Snyder.
03.18.08: BIG TALK AND SUNG STORIES
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Jay Hopler and Ellen Bryan Voigt.
03.11.08: HERBERT SUCKS. DONNE IS A PIMP.
Brian Staveley on teaching poetry to high school students.
03.04.08: WRITING ON THE WALL
A profile of poet Huang Xiang.
02.26.08: NO PERSONAL HISTORY HERE
A profile of poet Eleanor Wilner.
02.19.08: JOHN DONNE IS HOT
A close reading of John Donne's "The Sun Rising."
02.12.08: BARNES ON FIRE
A review of Dick Barnes' A Word Like Fire: Selected Poems.
02.05.08: DEPTH AND WARMTH
An interview with and profile of Jack Gilbert.
01.29.08: THE INNER LIFE AND THE INNER CITY
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Kay Ryan and Major Jackson.
01.22.08: THE POET OF GREEN BANANAS AND BACALAO
An interview with Victor Hernandez Cruz.
01.15.08: THE POET AND THE ROCK BAND
The Hold Steady channels John Berryman.
01.08.08: THE ESSENTIAL GWENDOLYN BROOKS: ESSENTIAL ENOUGH?
A review of The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks.
12.27.07: GHOSTS, SEX, AND PHYSICS
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Devin Johnston and Pattiann Rogers.
12.21.07: THE GARDEN OF MEMORY
An interview with poet Lisel Mueller.
12.18.07: BEHIND THE LINES
Reviews of a new anthology of Civil War poetry and Anne Stevenson's Poems 1955-2005.
12.04.07: IN PRAISE OF RARENESS
An editorial by Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine.
11.27.07: HE'S OUR SHAKESPEARE
June Jordan on Walt Whitman.
11.20.07: MOXIE AND DREAMS
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Carol Ann Duffy and D. Nurkse.
11.13.07: PLATH AT 75
A profile of Sylvia Plath.
11.06.07: WAY OUT OF AFRICA
An interview with poet Chris Abani.
A close reading of Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “The Moose.”
12.23.08: POETS IN THE AGE OF OBAMA
An interview with 2009 Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander.
12.16.08: MICHAEL ROSEN
An interview with the Children’s Laureate of Britain.
12.09.08: DISMAL ROCK
A review of Davis McCombs’ latest poetry collection.
12.02.08: THE NURSE OF ENCHANTMENT
A profile of balladeer Helen Adam.
11.25.08: THE POEM AS TESTAMENT
A review of Sarah Hannah’s last poetry collection.
11.18.08: A CONVERSATION WITH KEATS
A review of the latest biography of the poet John Keats.
11.11.08: OUT OF THIS WORLD
An interview with poet Albert Goldbarth.
11.03.08: THE OUTSIDER ARTIST
A profile of new U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan.
10.28.08: THE BEE'S KNEES
A profile of the new Children’s Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman.
10.21.08: MEET THE BEETLES
A reading guide to Linda Pastan’s poem “The Deathwatch Beetle.”
10.14.08: CRAZY LOVE
A profile of poet Philip Whalen.
10.07.08: AT HOME WITH POEMS
A short guide for parents on sharing poetry with children.
09.30.08: WHERE THE SIDEWALK BEGINS
A review of Shel Silverstein’s first children’s book.
09.23.08: THE IMPETUOUS POET
A review of Richard Kenney’s new poetry collection.
09.16.08: HUMANIZING ROBOTS—AND VICE VERSA
An interview with poet Matthea Harvey.
09.09.08: THE PLAY OF OPPOSITES
A review of a reissued anthology of late T’ang dynasty poetry.
09.02.08: UNLOVABLE OBJECTS
A review of Cate Marvin’s latest poetry collection.
08.26.08: THE PHRASEOLOGY OF OLD BONES
A profile of poet A.R. Ammons.
08.19.08: ROBERT HASS IN TEL AVIV
The former US poet laureate guest lectures.
08.12.08: A SIGNAL THROUGH THE FLAMES
A review of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s manifesto Poetry As Insurgent Art.
08.05.08: BEARING FALSE WITNESS
A review of William Stafford’s early poems.
07.30.08: FAINT HOPE, EARNED HONESTLY
A review of Sandra McPherson’s latest collection Expectation Days.
07.22.08: THE HEFT OF WORDS
A profile of poet Louis Zukofsky.
07.15.08: NO DEAD-ENDS
A review of Fanny Howe's new collection The Lyrics.
07.08.08: THE GREEN MAN IN CAMELOT
A review of Simon Armitage's new translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
07.01.08: TO SEE THE UNIVERSE IN A GRAIN OF SAND
A review of Kathleen Jamie's poetry collection Waterlight.
06.24.08: DESIRE TO BURN
How Kurt Cobain read a poem by Alicia Ostriker.
06.17.08: PUT ON THAT PARTY-CRASHING DRESS
A review of Laura Kasischke's new collection Lilies Without.
06.10.08: ARMED WITH VERSE
Nathaniel Fick on contemporary war poetry.
06.03.08: FABLES AND FOIBLES
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Tess Gallagher and Robin Robertson.
05.27.08: SERIOUSLY PLAYFUL
Marjorie Perloff on poetry's household name John Ashbery.
05.20.08: OVER THE MOON
A review of Colleen McElroy's poetry collection Sleeping with the Moon.
05.13.08: THE WAR OF ART
A review of Simone Weil's and Rachel Bespaloff's essays on the Iliad.
05.06.08: CLOSE--BUT NOT TOO CLOSE--OBSERVATION
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Amy Beeder and Carl Phillips.
04.29.08: THEY TELL THE TRUTH, BUT TELL IT SLANT
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Anne Carson and Charles Wright.
04.22.08: TRANSLATING POETRY INTO POETRY
An interview with C.K.Williams.
04.15.08: THRILLS AND CHILLS AND HOME MOVIES
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Galway Kinnell and David Wojahn.
04.08.08: NEVER FAR FROM A BREAKDOWN
A review of Djuna Barnes Collected Poems: With Notes Towards the Memoir.
04.01.08: A PSALM? HOW SO?
A close reading of George Oppen's "Psalm."
03.25.08: NATURE POEMS IN A POST-NATURAL AGE
An interview with Gary Snyder.
03.18.08: BIG TALK AND SUNG STORIES
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Jay Hopler and Ellen Bryan Voigt.
03.11.08: HERBERT SUCKS. DONNE IS A PIMP.
Brian Staveley on teaching poetry to high school students.
03.04.08: WRITING ON THE WALL
A profile of poet Huang Xiang.
02.26.08: NO PERSONAL HISTORY HERE
A profile of poet Eleanor Wilner.
02.19.08: JOHN DONNE IS HOT
A close reading of John Donne's "The Sun Rising."
02.12.08: BARNES ON FIRE
A review of Dick Barnes' A Word Like Fire: Selected Poems.
02.05.08: DEPTH AND WARMTH
An interview with and profile of Jack Gilbert.
01.29.08: THE INNER LIFE AND THE INNER CITY
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Kay Ryan and Major Jackson.
01.22.08: THE POET OF GREEN BANANAS AND BACALAO
An interview with Victor Hernandez Cruz.
01.15.08: THE POET AND THE ROCK BAND
The Hold Steady channels John Berryman.
01.08.08: THE ESSENTIAL GWENDOLYN BROOKS: ESSENTIAL ENOUGH?
A review of The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks.
12.27.07: GHOSTS, SEX, AND PHYSICS
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Devin Johnston and Pattiann Rogers.
12.21.07: THE GARDEN OF MEMORY
An interview with poet Lisel Mueller.
12.18.07: BEHIND THE LINES
Reviews of a new anthology of Civil War poetry and Anne Stevenson's Poems 1955-2005.
12.04.07: IN PRAISE OF RARENESS
An editorial by Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine.
11.27.07: HE'S OUR SHAKESPEARE
June Jordan on Walt Whitman.
11.20.07: MOXIE AND DREAMS
Reviews of recent poetry collections by Carol Ann Duffy and D. Nurkse.
11.13.07: PLATH AT 75
A profile of Sylvia Plath.
11.06.07: WAY OUT OF AFRICA
An interview with poet Chris Abani.
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