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Poet in the Mountains, 1994 by John Lane
I want to buy a mountain place. Iām looking for the purest form of retreat. I want to put as many one lane bridges between me and the nearest Wal-Mart as possible. But I…
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This Just In from Nin Andrews: RESPONSE TO DAVID: Trilling, Snobs, and a Poet in Poland, Ohio
Dear David, I got a little carried away with my response to your recent posts on BAP. I even added a little comic . . . . I fear I might be misreading Trilling.…
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Poet in Northern Michigan, 1987 by John Lane
Mike comes into my tiny office and holds up a new anthology of contemporary poetry. "We'll never be in a book like this," he says with a resolved sadness. We are both in our…
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Thursday October 6: Big Apple BAP 6:30 PM One and One Bar & Restaurant, 76 East 1st Street, NYC
Don't miss this opportunity to hear some of NYC's finest established and emerging poets! Each has had at least one poem included in a volume of the Best American Poetry annual series. Here's the…
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Poet in Charlottesville, 1980 by John Lane
In Charlottesville I stumbled into a short career as a chef. I was a Hoyns Fellow, a poet, a young intellectual in love with the world inside my head, a world of words, ideas…
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An Interview with Alex Crowley, winner of the Paul Violi Poetry Prize [by Stephanie Paterik]
When the poet Paul Violi passed away last spring, his friends and colleagues created a poetry prize in his honor. It is a fitting tribute, considering he inspired incredible loyalty and enthusiasm in his…
