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Rome is the City of Poets

Rome is the City of Poets

"The Rule of Beauty is Subtle, Insidious. Rome Speaks Directly to the Body."

By Karl Kirchwey | May 4, 2018

Nioque of the Early-Spring

Nioque of the Early-Spring

Francis Ponge, Trans. by Jonathan Larson

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 4, 2018

When, Exactly, Do Children Start Thinking They Hate Poetry?

When, Exactly, Do Children Start Thinking They Hate Poetry?

Chris Harris on Teaching Kids How to Write Verse

By Chris Harris | April 26, 2018

Three Poems from <em>New-Generation African Poets</em>

Three Poems from New-Generation African Poets

Featuring Omotara James, Rasaq Malik, and Alexis Teyie

By Literary Hub | April 26, 2018

Spell

Spell

A New Poem by Ann Lauterbach

By Ann Lauterbach | April 25, 2018

Poet Michael Wasson: From Kurt Cobain to Village Life in Japan

Poet Michael Wasson: From Kurt Cobain to Village Life in Japan

The Author of This American Ghost Talks to Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | April 24, 2018

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Tractor Blister Song Mouth Hawk Vulture Song Diesel Beauty Mice Song Destruction Song My Try at Ways In

By Abraham Smith | April 23, 2018

Celina Su on Blending Academic Inquiry with Poetry

By Vi Khi Nao | April 19, 2018

Danez Smith Wins the $20,000 Four Quartets Prize, Calls Their Mother

By Laura Buccieri | April 16, 2018

Read the Poet Behind Roberto Bolaño's Ulises Lima

Read the Poet Behind Roberto Bolaño's Ulises Lima

Newly Translated Poetry from Mario Santiago Papasquiaro

By Literary Hub | April 16, 2018

New Poetry by Queer Indigenous Women

New Poetry by Queer Indigenous Women

A Series Curated by Natalie Diaz

By Literary Hub | April 12, 2018

Maybe Poets Are, in Fact, Aliens

Maybe Poets Are, in Fact, Aliens

On Craig Raine and the Martian School of Poetry

By Thomas C. Foster | April 11, 2018

When I Say Jesus Was My Boyfriend, a Poem by Erin Adair-Hodges

When I Say Jesus Was My Boyfriend, a Poem by Erin Adair-Hodges

From the Latest Issue of The Sewanee Review

By Erin Adair-Hodges | April 9, 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin: Dictators are Always Afraid of Poets

Ursula K. Le Guin: Dictators are Always Afraid of Poets

On Nature Writing, Technology, and Poetic Form

By David Naimon | April 6, 2018

4 Poems by Lola Ridge

4 Poems by Lola Ridge

From The Ghetto and Other Poems, Sun-up and Other Poems, and Red Flag

By Literary Hub | April 6, 2018

47 of Your Favorite Writers on Their Favorite Poems

47 of Your Favorite Writers on Their Favorite Poems

The Best Way to Celebrate National Soyfoods Month (Wait)

By Emily Temple | April 2, 2018

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