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This previously unpublished CD Wright poem is filled with beauty and sadness.

This previously unpublished CD Wright poem is filled with beauty and sadness.

By Jonny Diamond | December 7, 2022

“Without,” a Poem by John Freeman

“Without,” a Poem by John Freeman

From the Collection Wind, Trees

By John Freeman | December 5, 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

Two Poems by Elisa Díaz Castelo

Two Poems by Elisa Díaz Castelo

From the Collection An Imperfect Geometry

By Elisa Díaz Castelo | November 30, 2022

Read a New Translation of “The Caucasus” by Ukrainian Poet-Hero Taras Shevchenko

Read a New Translation of “The Caucasus” by Ukrainian Poet-Hero Taras Shevchenko

“The bones / Of many soldiers languish there. / And what of blood, and what of tears?”

By Literary Hub | November 29, 2022

Read “Autumn Night,” From Lu Xun's Experimental Prose Collection <em>Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk</em>

Read “Autumn Night,” From Lu Xun's Experimental Prose Collection Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk

Translator Eileen J. Cheng Introduces the Late Writer's “Brilliant, Imaginative Masterpieces”

By Lu Xun and Eileen J. Cheng | November 28, 2022

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“In Some Thousand Years.” A Poem by Camonghne Felix

By Camonghne Felix | November 23, 2022

Four Poems by Peter Cole

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“The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On.” A Poem by Franny Choi.

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Three Poems by Will Alexander

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From the Collection Divine Blue Light (for John Coltrane)

By Will Alexander | November 17, 2022

Two Poems by Du Fu

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From the Translated Collection In the Same Light

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A Poem by Jennifer S. Cheng

A Poem by Jennifer S. Cheng

From “Biography of Women in the Sea”

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A Poem by Ed Pavlić

A Poem by Ed Pavlić

From the New Collection Call it in the Air

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Two Poems by Maya C. Popa

Two Poems by Maya C. Popa

From the Collection Wound Is the Origin of Wonder

By Maya C. Popa | November 7, 2022

“Aubade, as the Addressee.” A Poem by Julian Gewirtz

“Aubade, as the Addressee.” A Poem by Julian Gewirtz

From the Collection Your Face My Flag

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“The character of something.” A Poem by Rebecca Wolff

“The character of something.” A Poem by Rebecca Wolff

From the Collection Slight Return

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