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How Did an Architect of the Slam Poetry Scene Become Its Public Enemy No. 1?

How Did an Architect of the Slam Poetry Scene Become Its Public Enemy No. 1?

The poetry world as Marc Smith knew it has changed

By Vangmayi Parakala | January 30, 2019

Two Poems by Hala Alyan

Two Poems by Hala Alyan

From Her New Collection The Twenty-Ninth Year

By Hala Alyan | January 29, 2019

"Duty," A Poem by Sarah Gambito

From Her Collection Loves You

By Sarah Gambito | January 25, 2019

On the Overlooked Eroticism of Mary Oliver

On the Overlooked Eroticism of Mary Oliver

Poetry as Affirmation of Queer Desire

By Jeanna Kadlec | January 23, 2019

How Mary Oliver Helped Me to Breathe Again

How Mary Oliver Helped Me to Breathe Again

Brandon Taylor on the Gift That is "Wild Geese"

By Brandon Taylor | January 18, 2019

'Meeting you in the first place was great though' A Poem by Rachael Allen

'Meeting you in the first place was great though' A Poem by Rachael Allen

From Her Debut Collection Kingdomland

By Rachael Allen | January 17, 2019

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Reading Across America: Have Your Poetry and Eat It, Too

By Laura Winnick | January 16, 2019

New Poetry by DaMaris Hill

By DaMaris Hill | January 16, 2019

'Ideas of Heaven' A Poem by Dorianne Laux

By Dorianne Laux | January 15, 2019

Read an Extract from <em>Three Poems</em> by Hannah Sullivan, Winner of This Year's T. S. Eliot Prize

Read an Extract from Three Poems by Hannah Sullivan, Winner of This Year's T. S. Eliot Prize

"You have been thinking of the building opposite at night, the lights / Going off one by one, a diminished Mondrian"

By Hannah Sullivan | January 14, 2019

Cedar Sigo on Playfulness and Poetry

Cedar Sigo on Playfulness and Poetry

In Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | January 11, 2019

"When It Comes to This Fleshed Neck"

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By Deborah Landau | January 11, 2019

Two Poems by Marwa Helal

Two Poems by Marwa Helal

From her collection Invasive species

By Marwa Helal | January 7, 2019

Two Iconic Russian Poets, the Couch They Shared, and Me

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Val Vinokur Writes Poems Between Poems

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Reading Across America: A Poetry Reading on an NYC Subway Car?

Reading Across America: A Poetry Reading on an NYC Subway Car?

On the International Express Through the Immigrant Communities of Queens

By KC Trommer | January 2, 2019

"Palm," a Poem by Ann Lauterbach

From Her New Collection Spell

By Ann Lauterbach | January 2, 2019

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