• Poem

    Poetry

    “To Ovid.” A Poem by Evan Kennedy

    By Evan Kennedy  March 22, 2023
    The Hub

    Robert Macfarlane hopes this poem can stop an axe.

    By Janet Manley  March 21, 2023
    Poetry

    “Worthiness,” a Poem by Charif Shanahan

    By Charif Shanahan  March 21, 2023
    Poetry

    “Study of Two Figures (Pasiphaë / Sado).” A New Poem by Monica Youn

    By Monica Youn  March 9, 2023
    Poets

    ​​José Olivarez on Translation and Transformation in Poetry

    By Literary Hub  March 6, 2023
    Poetry

    “Pandemic vs Black Folk.” A Poem by Victoria Adukwei Bulley

    By Victoria Adukwei Bulley  March 1, 2023
    Poets

    Pinning Down the Cagey Emotions of Poet Amy Clampitt

    By Willard Spiegelman  February 28, 2023
    Ukraine

    “War Plants Paper Flowers.” New Ukrainian Poetry by Iya Kiva, Ostap Slyvynsky, and Halyna Kruk

    By Literary Hub  February 24, 2023
    Poetry

    “Souls on Métro.” A Poem by Alice Notley

    By Alice Notley  February 22, 2023
    Poetry

    “Love Poem Beginning with a Yellow Cab.” A Poem by José Olivarez

    By Literary Hub  February 17, 2023
    Poetry

    Poetry by Meret Oppenheim

    By Meret Oppenheim and Kathleen Heil  February 16, 2023
    Poetry

    “Homer, Louisiana,” a Poem by Mahogany L. Browne

    By Mahogany L. Browne  February 10, 2023
    Poetry

    “kombucha,” a Poem by LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs

    By LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs  February 9, 2023
    Poetry

    “At the Crossroads,” a Poem by Dana Gioia

    By Dana Gioia  February 6, 2023
    Poetry

    “You hurt me / With your desire / For other.” Poetry by Deborah Levy

    By Deborah Levy  February 3, 2023
    Poetry

    “Ownership,” a Poem by Gabrielle Bates

    By Gabrielle Bates  January 26, 2023
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Will Alexander Reads from His New Poetry Collection, Divine Blue Light

    By The Virtual Book Channel  January 12, 2023
    Poetry

    “To Do: Write Cephalopod Poem,” a Poem by Eleni Sikelianos

    By Eleni Sikelianos  January 11, 2023
    Poetry

    “Womack & Womack.” A Poem by Gabrielle Octavia Rucker

    By Gabrielle Octavia Rucker  December 22, 2022
    Poetry

    “Planting Fairy Wings,” a Poem by Liu Zongyuan, translated by Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton and Yu Yuanyuan

    By Liu Zongyuan, Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton, and Yu Yuanyuan  December 22, 2022
    Poetry

    Three Poems by Robert Walser, translated by Daniele Pantano

    By Robert Walser and Daniele Pantano  December 21, 2022
    Poetry

    Two Poems by Pier Paolo Pasolini, translated by Cristina Viti

    By Pier Paolo Pasolini and Cristina Viti  December 16, 2022
    Poetry

    “Grocery Shopping With My Mother.” A Poem by Kevin Powell

    By Kevin Powell  December 15, 2022
    Poetry

    “Being Here,” a Poem by Vona Groarke

    By Vona Groarke  December 13, 2022
    The Hub

    This previously unpublished CD Wright poem is filled with beauty and sadness.

    By Jonny Diamond  December 7, 2022
    Fiction and Poetry

    “Without,” a Poem by John Freeman

    By John Freeman  December 5, 2022
    On Poetry

    Yusef Komunyakaa on the Genius and Contradictions of Etheridge Knight

    By Yusef Komunyakaa  December 2, 2022
    Poetry

    Two Poems by Elisa Díaz Castelo

    By Elisa Díaz Castelo  November 30, 2022
    Poetry

    Read a New Translation of “The Caucasus” by Ukrainian Poet-Hero Taras Shevchenko

    By Literary Hub  November 29, 2022
    Prose Poetry

    Read “Autumn Night,” From Lu Xun’s Experimental Prose Collection Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk

    By Lu Xun and Eileen J. Cheng  November 28, 2022
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