Poetry. "The poems of R. Nemo Hill are certainly contemporary, but they are also more than that. They arise from an authentic encounter between the poet and the world, or the poet and himself, or the
Poetry. In A 24-HOUR COTILLION Leonard Trawick has chosen what he considers his best poems written over five decades, many of which have appeared in various anthologies and magazines but have never be
Poetry. Art. "John Trause's learned, at times daffy, provocations outdo the achievements of his two patron saints—the snarkily crafty Catullus, and the outrageously conceptual Duchamp. What Trause get
Poetry. "This issue's theme was recommended to us by a few of our Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative writers watching their friends, neighbors and family members struggle with the decision to re
Poetry. "The first lines of Patrick Pritchett's brilliant and beautiful new book suggest this world as his Eurydice, lost but not lost, 'its noise a form of shelter.' A world to be recovered not only
Poetry. "A five-year (2013-2018) project, MURDER DEATH RESURRECTION (MDR), includes 'The MDR Poetry Generator' that brings together much of my poetics and poet tics. The MDR Poetry Generator contains
Poetry. "Originating in Malay, prior to the fifteenth century, the pantoum probably developed from an oral tradition of rhythmic and repetitive rowing songs. Whether the pantoums in this collection su
Poetry. "RAVENNA DIAGRAM is a long poem which follows in the vein of 'Leaves of Grass,' 'The Bridge,' 'Paterson,' 'The Cantos,' 'A,' and 'The Maximus Poems.' It is an attempt to come to new terms with
Poetry. "In constructing this book, I have been thinking about the English language serial poem from Jack Spicer to Lisa Robertson. Some of my poems sustain themselves over considerable lengths. Diffe
Poetry. "I have been an admirer of David Giannini's work since I first heard him read Antonio and Clara, a moving tribute to his grandparents. While that book invites comparisons, as most good poetry
Poetry. "POCKET GUIDE TO ANOTHER EARTH offers a way out when the route planned veers off the map, when lives dissolve, when worlds fall apart. An experiment in breakdowns and discontinuations, this co
Poetry. "Whenever I look for the avant-garde in literature and the arts, I often lament, thinking that I must forge one for myself. Then I regard Gerd Stern sternly and know that he was/is the last of
Poetry. "Where were these poems when I was growing up and being filled with enough fear to have us in hell at recess while believing every platitude about God's good will? In language as bracing as an
Poetry. "In her new, bold poems in A MAP AND ONE YEAR, to feel the energy run beneath the poetic 'found-ness' of language is to behold Karen George's pure, wise vision. George splices, stretches, and
Poetry. "FROM THE FILES OF THE IMMANENT FOUNDATION is a beautiful work of hesitant wonder, coaxing stark narration, precept, adage and a strange, winsome yet doleful music out of bureaucratic and docu
Poetry."We have to take this writer at her word; we have no choice. The integrity in the telling. The consideration of the reader which borders on holy. The elegant and convincing voice. Susan Glassme
Poetry. "Losing a beloved mate of many years to cancer is a transformative grief for the soul left behind, a painful odyssey of discovery that rearranges every former certainty as we mourn. Grounded i
Poetry. Enviromental Studies. "Carol Alexander's latest poetry book, ENVIRONMENTS, is steeped in our time. It is forthright and often poignant. With confident voice and consummate skill she illuminate
Poetry. Translated from the Spanish by G.J. Racz. Spanish/English bilingual edition. "Here we peek in on Chirinos and Racz, two Old Masters in the studio entertaining the muse as she animates a vast t
Poetry. African & African American Studies. On September 2, 1862, Cincinnati's mayor, fearing an imminent invasion by Confederate forces, ordered police to draft men to build forts across the Ohio Riv
