Stanley tells us he wrote this poem as an elegy for Richard Howard. "The poem is not a home run, it's a bunt, and I'm running as fast as I can to first base." B-Flat Elegy Three cheers and chairs... Read more
What a pleasure to read with Jerome Sala and my old Columbia and Clare colleges’ chum, David Shapiro, at the Zinc Bar last evening. Jerome read first. His corporate sonnets reflect years of labor that Marx would characterize as alienated... Read more
Adrian Matejka has been named editor of POETRY magazine. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, Matejka grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was named Poet Laureate of Indiana for 2018–19 Here's the official announcement: Back in 2014, we posted Erin Belieu's conversation... Read more
Last month, one of our all-time favorite authors, Willy Vlautin, delivered the Closing Luncheon speech at the Public Library Association conference in Portland, OR. His speech, excerpted here, is full of warmth, insight, and a reverence for libraries that borders... Read more
Day One Day Two Day Three (photograph by Ber Himwich) Day Four GONE Read more
At a dance during my senior year in high school, I hang around the ticket table, where a junior named Gabby is on duty in case there are late arrivals. I have seen her around school and been looking for... Read more
Pictured: a muguet stand here in La Ciotat. I hope you all had a relaxing premier mai, or Labor Day, and that the month is going well. On May 12th, at 6 p.m., Jean-Marc and our son Max are having... Read more
At 24 pages, this 11 x 17 inches pressbook is a good deal of promotion, theater ballyhoo, and actor articles. Take a look at the portable Emerson Radio (I'd still want one!) or the "inner sanctum" wallet (ditto). Very interesting... Read more
On Becoming a Poet: 25 Original Essays + Interviews Edited by Susan Terris. Marsh Hawk, $21.95 trade paper (168p) ISBN 978-1-73261-413-0 “While modern creative writing programs seek to develop the talents of maturing writers, essential information about the... craft can... Read more
continuing halfoween week ~ with this cool book of vintage halloween ephemera ~ rats, bats & brains ~ jols ~ black cats & witches ~ old fashioned halloween ~ curiousity cabinet labels ~ poe & the raven ~ more like... Read more
Precepts for living and writing poems. Read more
Hello, librarians! We hope you are having a fantastic Spring—hoping the warmer weather made it your way. We're back with a selection of titles eligible for the July LibraryReads List. Reminder: votes for the July LibraryReads List are due June... Read more
Another thing I frequently find myself writing on students' work is "Don't pull its teeth!". Here, "it" is a scene, a sentence, a character's thought, or a character's action, which has all the ingredients to be compelling, but somehow falls flat. Read more
After you watch enough movies from the 1940s you get a feeling the men did most of the heavy lifting storywise. Women were either hometown girl, femme fatale, or cute and sassy cut outs to paper over. While the guys... Read more
Members of the Azov Regiment of Ukraine's defense forces walk with civilians during U.N.-led evacuations from the sprawling Azovstal steel plant in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, after nearly two months of siege warfare on the city by Russia... Read more
Okay, so what if a young Joe Dante panned Cry of the Werewolf in an issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland. Sure, the poster art is the best thing about this movie, but at least you can read the Scary... Read more
By entering the world of fantasy and imagination, children and adults secure for themselves a safe space where fears can be confronted, mastered, and banished. Beyond that the real magic of the fairy tale lies in its ability to extract pleasure from pain. Marie Tatar Read more