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EssayBy Matthew Spencer
Wolfgang Hilbig wrote poems of gothic lyricism while laboring in Germany's bleak industrial landscapes.
Latest Book Reviews
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Book ReviewBy Julia Wong KcomtTranslated By Jennifer ShyueReviewed By Janani Ambikapathy
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poemBy Gboyega Odubanjo
head permed heavy because rain don’t dare touch us. on certain mornings you can hear it deep in conversation with itself. i can’t the rain says. for it is written that so...
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poemBy Erika L. Sánchez
Every day is yesterday & like the loneliness of water, I have always existed. My body brackets a quiver in a world that doesn’t love us. Despite the tyrants,
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poemBy Patricia Guzman
First spring rain and I can’t begin a line like this again without remembering you were here this time last year. When I think of being a mother, my mind goes blank like...
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Featured Podcasts & Videos
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AudioFrom Poetry Off the Shelf May 2024
Sara Henning on radical truth, obsessive forms, and letting go of grief.
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VideoFrom Poetry Events
Melissa Bradshaw, co-curator of the Harriet Monroe and the Open Door exhibition, reads our “The Amazing Harriet Monroe” comic book, which features artwork by Lilli Carré.
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Podcasts
Joyelle McSweeney on sound, style icons, and the Ovidian landscape of her ear canal.
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From Poetry Off the Shelf May 2024
Sara Henning on radical truth, obsessive forms, and letting go of grief.
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From Poetry Off the Shelf April 2024
Philip Metres on middle age, writer's block, and praying for the people of Palestine.
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From Poetry Off the Shelf April 2024
April Gibson on chronic illness, religion, and being a teenage mother.
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From Poetry Off the Shelf March 2024
Declan Ryan on his father's construction job, tenderness between boxers, and the inevitable tragic end.