“Grocery Shopping With My Mother.” A Poem by Kevin Powell

“Grocery Shopping With My Mother.” A Poem by Kevin Powell

The Title Poem from His Latest Collection

By Kevin Powell | December 15, 2022

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion

Bushra Rehman

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 15, 2022

“The Surgeon”

“The Surgeon”

Géza Csáth (trans. Jascha Kessler and Charlotte Rogers)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 14, 2022

“Being Here,” a Poem by Vona Groarke

“Being Here,” a Poem by Vona Groarke

From the Collection Hereafter: The Telling Life of Ellen O'Hara

By Vona Groarke | December 13, 2022

Gunk Baby

Gunk Baby

Jamie Marina Lau

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 13, 2022

The Easy Life

The Easy Life

Marguerite Duras (trans. Emma Ramadan and Olivia Baes)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 12, 2022

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How to Turn Into a Bird

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Animal Life

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This previously unpublished CD Wright poem is filled with beauty and sadness.

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At Certain Points We Touch

At Certain Points We Touch

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A Dangerous Business

A Dangerous Business

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Terra Nova

Terra Nova

Henriette Lazaridis

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 5, 2022

“Without,” a Poem by John Freeman

“Without,” a Poem by John Freeman

From the Collection Wind, Trees

By John Freeman | December 5, 2022

Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender

Constance Debré (trans. by Holly James)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 2, 2022

Yusef Komunyakaa on the Genius and Contradictions of Etheridge Knight

Yusef Komunyakaa on the Genius and Contradictions of Etheridge Knight

“Here’s a poet who possessed a genius for surviving the harsh realities of America.”

By Yusef Komunyakaa | December 2, 2022

“Death Parts”

“Death Parts”

Jack Driscoll

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