Literary Hub
Literary Hub
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • BUY A HAT
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • Beyond the Page
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Thresholds
    • The Cosmic Library
    • Culture Schlock
  • Reading Lists
    • The Best of the Decade
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
  • Craft and Criticism
  • Fiction and Poetry
  • News and Culture
  • Lit Hub Radio
  • Reading Lists
  • Book Marks
  • CrimeReads
  • Log In
'Original Fire,' <br>A Poem by Louise Erdrich

'Original Fire,'
A Poem by Louise Erdrich

From the Latest Issue of Freeman's

By Louise Erdrich | May 10, 2019

For May Day, listen to America's poet laureate of work, Philip Levine, tell us

For May Day, listen to America's poet laureate of work, Philip Levine, tell us "What Work Is"

By Jonny Diamond | May 1, 2019

'Night Thoughts,' <br>A Poem by A.E. Stallings

'Night Thoughts,'
A Poem by A.E. Stallings

From Her Collection Like

By A.E. Stallings | April 29, 2019

'And What Now of Dreaming?' <br>A Poem by Deborah Landau

'And What Now of Dreaming?'
A Poem by Deborah Landau

From Her Collection Soft Targets

By Deborah Landau | April 26, 2019

A Poem by Robin Coste Lewis

A Poem by Robin Coste Lewis

"What We Had"

By Robin Coste Lewis | April 23, 2019

'The valley,' <br>A Poem by Jean Valentine

'The valley,'
A Poem by Jean Valentine

From the anthology Here: Poems for the Planet

By Jean Valentine | April 22, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change
  • Repetition
  • Night Night Fawn
  • El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory
  • Gunk
  • The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary

'Under the Volcano,'
A Poem by Diane Mehta

By Diane Mehta | April 19, 2019

Reading Neruda and Learning to Heal My Diasporic Wounds

By Javier Zamora | April 12, 2019

'First Map'
A Poem by KC Trommer

By KC Trommer | April 12, 2019

'Self-Portrait as Unsent Lines,<br> Unsent Letter' <br>A Poem by Rebecca Hazelton

'Self-Portrait as Unsent Lines,
Unsent Letter'
A Poem by Rebecca Hazelton

From the Collection Gloss

By Rebecca Hazelton | April 9, 2019

'Correspondence' <br>A Poem by Jericho Brown

'Correspondence'
A Poem by Jericho Brown

From his collection The Tradition

By Jericho Brown | April 8, 2019

'We Used to Call it Puerto Rico Rain,' <br>A Poem by Willie Perdomo

'We Used to Call it Puerto Rico Rain,'
A Poem by Willie Perdomo

From the Collection The Crazy Bunch

By Willie Perdomo | April 2, 2019

'The Book of Petitions,' A Poem by Vénus Khoury-Ghata

'The Book of Petitions,' A Poem by Vénus Khoury-Ghata

From A Public Space

By Venus Khoury-Ghata | March 29, 2019

Maybe Becoming a Poet Just for the Praise Was Not a Good Move

Maybe Becoming a Poet Just for the Praise Was Not a Good Move

Jessie Gaynor on the Perpetual Allure (and Trap) of Validation

By Jessie Gaynor | March 27, 2019

'The Proof' A Poem by Toi Derricotte

'The Proof' A Poem by Toi Derricotte

From Her Collection I

By Toi Derricotte | March 27, 2019

On Being Black in Appalachia: A Response to J.D. Vance

On Being Black in Appalachia: A Response to J.D. Vance

Read "Holler," Prose Poetry by Keith S. Wilson

By Keith Wilson | March 26, 2019

« First‹ Previous343536373839404142Next ›Last »
Page 38 of 61
    • Sujata Massey on Indian Mysteries, Saradindu Bandyopadhyay, and South Asian CinemaMarch 12, 2026 by Sujata Massey
    • Tiffany Crum on Translating the Unique Intimacy of Podcasts into FictionMarch 12, 2026 by Tiffany Crum
    • Noelle W. Ihli on Reading Survival Thrillers in a World of Real DangerMarch 12, 2026 by Noelle Ihli
    • The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
    • "Slim but powerful Solnit writes with moral clarity and philosophical vigor in a voice that…"
  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member

  • If you buy books linked on our site, Lit Hub may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.