Call Me Ishmaelle

Call Me Ishmaelle

Xiaolu Guo

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 6, 2026

“The Devil’s Wife remembers the good times.” A Poem by Patricia Spears Jones

“The Devil’s Wife remembers the good times.” A Poem by Patricia Spears Jones

From the Collection The Devil’s Wife Considers

By Patricia Spears Jones | January 5, 2026

“Visitations”

“Visitations”

Aimee Bender

By Aimee Bender | January 5, 2026

Maurice Riordan on Writing Rituals, the Creative Imagination, and His Journey as a Poet

Maurice Riordan on Writing Rituals, the Creative Imagination, and His Journey as a Poet

In Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | December 12, 2025

Galapagos

Galapagos

Fátima Vélez (trans. Hannah Kauders)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 12, 2025

Diana Arterian on Nadia Anjuman’s Life, Resistance, and Poetry

Diana Arterian on Nadia Anjuman’s Life, Resistance, and Poetry

From Smoke Drifts: Selected Poems

By Diana Arterian | December 11, 2025

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“Le Chien,” a Poem by Billy Collins

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Needle Lake

Needle Lake

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The Aquatics

The Aquatics

Osvalde Lewat (trans. Maren Baudet-Lackner)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 5, 2025

Beasts of the Sea

Beasts of the Sea

Iida Turpeinen (trans. David Hackston)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 4, 2025

“they descend upon us,” a Poem by Selma Asotić

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Television

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