Poetry and Poetics

Lowell’s Bedlam: John McCullough

by John McCullough Poetry and Poetics
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All acts of observation are partial and reveal as much about the observer as the observed.

Lowell’s Bedlam: M G Stephens

by M G Stephens Poetry and Poetics
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Alfred Corn’s play gives us an inner portrait of Robert Lowell that is not found in either the biography or the poetry itself.

Poem of the Week: Geoffrey G. O’Brien

by Simone Kearney Poems of the Week
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[Suleiman]

Tom Sleigh, Anthropologist

by Micah Towery Poetry and Poetics
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Formality, in this case, allows Sleigh to achieve a reflexivity and self-awareness without the cloying injections that deliberately remind the reader of the existence of the poet.

Poem of the Week: Timothy Donnelly

by Simone Kearney Poems of the Week
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[In His Tree]

Hindu Surrealism: George Kalamaras

by Brooks Lampe Poetry and Poetics
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The two loves of Kalamaras’s life: Surrealism and Hindu mysticism (with a touch of rhetorical theory!).

Poem of the Week: Larry Fagin

by Simone Kearney Poems of the Week
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[No Real Than You Are]

Presence beyond the spoken or written word

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics
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I always think that a poem “off the page” becomes an “act” of language rather than a poem, a thing made out of words.

Oyster Perpetual

by Levi Rubeck Poetry and Poetics
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When charm works, the connection established between individuals is palpable.

Poem of the Week: Christopher Stackhouse

by Simone Kearney Poems of the Week
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[Slip]

The Beautiful Pool Is Empty

by Lonely Christopher Poetry and Poetics
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Michael Montlack’s new poem collection Cool Limbo, for starters, looks really cool before it’s even opened.

Poem of the Week: Lizzy McDaniel

by Simone Kearney Poems of the Week
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[Candor Here, Lustre There]

Ben Fama’s NEW WAVES

by Bianca Stone Poetry and Poetics
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Being “timeless” isn’t about removing the contemporary but about writing a good poem.

Scattered Rhymes: Christie Ann Reynolds

by Ben Pease Poetry and Poetics
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Ben Pease interviews Christie Ann Reynolds on the Scattered Rhymes podcast.

Poem of the Week: Bernadette Mayer

by Ben Pease Poems of the Week
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[After Catullus and Horace]

Why Poetry is Sometimes Not Enough

by Emily Vogel Writing
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This evening at Catholic mass, while everyone bowed their heads to pray, I asked Jesus not only to help me be good to my husband and my family, but also what he thought about my poetry. I heard a voice, perhaps in my head, or perhaps funneled out the church ceiling which said, “your poetry will touch a few hearts, but it won’t help you in heaven.”

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