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“Night Terrors,” a Poem by Sharon Olds

“Night Terrors,” a Poem by Sharon Olds

From the 45th Anniversary Edition from “Satan Says”

By Sharon Olds | September 10, 2025

An Excerpt From “All Souls,” by Kevin Young

An Excerpt From “All Souls,” by Kevin Young

From the Collection “Night Watch”

By Kevin Young | September 8, 2025

“Toni Morrison,” a Prose Poem by Nikki Giovanni

“Toni Morrison,” a Prose Poem by Nikki Giovanni

From the Collection “The New Book”

By Nikki Giovanni | September 3, 2025

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

Huda Fakhreddine on Paul Celan and How Gaza Translates the World

By Huda Fakhreddine | August 28, 2025

“Intercom,” a Prose Poem by Richard Siken

“Intercom,” a Prose Poem by Richard Siken

From the Collection “I Do Know Some Things”

By Richard Siken | August 26, 2025

“Old Song,” a Poem by Nima Hasan

“Old Song,” a Poem by Nima Hasan

Huda Fakhreddine: “A real poem is never only of the moment. A real poem defeats time, every time.”

By Nima Hasan | August 15, 2025

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“Blood Moon,” a Prose Poem by Anne Waldman

By Anne Waldman | August 14, 2025

“Black History Minute,” a Poem by Harryette Mullen

By Harryette Mullen | August 6, 2025

“Reading,” a Poem by Emily Skillings

By Emily Skillings | August 4, 2025

“On Bilocation,” a Poem by Remi Graves

“On Bilocation,” a Poem by Remi Graves

From the Collection “coal”

By Remi Graves | July 29, 2025

“How Much We Died...” <br>A Poem by Nasser Rabah

“How Much We Died...”
A Poem by Nasser Rabah

“nothing left in the day’s haggard pockets / but dizzying hunger and rows of rubble”

By Nasser Rabah | July 1, 2025

“The Burden of Words,” a Poem by Fatemeh Shams

“The Burden of Words,” a Poem by Fatemeh Shams

“They say to write poetry after atrocity is barbaric / but what else remains?”

By Fatemeh Shams | June 30, 2025

“Thermal Imaging,” a Poem by DeeSoul Carson

“Thermal Imaging,” a Poem by DeeSoul Carson

From the Latest Issue of the Michigan Quarterly Review

By DeeSoul Carson | June 26, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Joan Didion’s Privacy, Writers Beware, and Wes Anderson

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Joan Didion’s Privacy, Writers Beware, and Wes Anderson

featuring Evelyn McDonnell, Kate McKean, Brittany K. Allen, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | June 6, 2025

“Poetics,” a Poem by Aaron Shurin

“Poetics,” a Poem by Aaron Shurin

From the Collection “Elixir: New and Selected Poems”

By Aaron Shurin | June 6, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Fighting Words and Magical Romance

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Fighting Words and Magical Romance

Jenny Hamilton on romantasy and George M. Johnson on book bans

By The Lit Hub Podcast | May 30, 2025

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