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New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day!

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day!

featuring a bookseller roundtable, John Mutter of Shelf Awareness, and more poetry!

By Drew Broussard | April 25, 2025

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day!

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day!

featuring a bookseller roundtable, John Mutter of Shelf Awareness, and more poetry!

By The Lit Hub Podcast | April 25, 2025

Mosab Abu Toha on the Poetry of Nasser Rabah

Mosab Abu Toha on the Poetry of Nasser Rabah

From the Collection “Gaza: The Poem Said Its Piece”

By Nasser Rabah | April 21, 2025

Is Translating Your Own Writing Really “Translation”?

Is Translating Your Own Writing Really “Translation”?

Sibila Petlevski: “I have no pretension to speak on behalf of nature, but rather I let the green of the leaves speak for me.”

By Sibila Petlevski | April 21, 2025

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Lisa Willis of Cave Canem on <em>Magnitude and Bond: A Field Study on Black Literary Arts Organizations</em>

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Lisa Willis of Cave Canem on Magnitude and Bond: A Field Study on Black Literary Arts Organizations

Plus: Brittany Allen, Julia Hass, and Oliver Scialdone!

By The Lit Hub Podcast | April 18, 2025

“The Quiet,” a Poem by Aharon Shabtai

“The Quiet,” a Poem by Aharon Shabtai

From the Collection “Requiem and Other Poems”

By Aharon Shabtai | April 14, 2025

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A Close Reading of the Poetry of Val Kilmer

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 4, 2025

“The Bible as Literature,” a Poem by Amy Gerstler

By Amy Gerstler | April 4, 2025

“Because You Wished For It,” a Poem by Ahmad Almallah

By Ahmad Almallah | April 3, 2025

“Architect’s Watercolor,” a Poem by Arthur Sze

“Architect’s Watercolor,” a Poem by Arthur Sze

From the Collection “Into the Hush”

By Arthur Sze | April 2, 2025

“Jailbreak of Sparrows,” a Poem by Martín Espada

“Jailbreak of Sparrows,” a Poem by Martín Espada

From the Collection “Jailbreak of Sparrows”

By Martín Espada | April 1, 2025

“Robert Creeley” <br>A Poem by Ron Padgett

“Robert Creeley”
A Poem by Ron Padgett

From the Collection “Pink Dust”

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“The False Friends

“The False Friends" and “Braggart,” Two (Mean) Poems by Dorothy Parker

From “Dorothy Parker: Poems”

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John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

In Praise of an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

By Essex Hemphill | March 7, 2025

“Tamarack Fire,” a Poem by Rachel Richardson

“Tamarack Fire,” a Poem by Rachel Richardson

From the Collection “Smother”

By Rachel Richardson | March 7, 2025

“The Old Current,” a Poem by Brad Leithauser

“The Old Current,” a Poem by Brad Leithauser

From the Collection “The Old Current”

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