-
Literary Sites (by Larry Epstein)
When I was a teenager I convinced my family to go on a literary tour of New England. We went to all the usual spots such as Walden Pond, Author's Ridge in Sleepy Hollow…
-
Autumnal Oration [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
My dearest Bleaders, Today is the kind of day the word susurration was born to serve. The trees out my window are full of dry leaves and seed pods and the wind is blowing…
-
Letter to Cummins from the Island of Idyllwild [by David Lehman and David St. John]
Letter to Cummins from the Island of Idyllwild Dear Jim, forgive the long delay in writingBut the feasts go on from dawn to dawnAnd the natives insist on feeding us by hand, slices …
-
The Gala Launch: A Report [by Liz Howort]
The Best American Poetry 2009 gala launch reading on Thursday, September 24 featured prize-winning poets (such as John Ashbery, Billy Collins, Mark Doty, and Richard Howard), but it will also be remembered for the…
-
“My Three Sons” [by Angela Ball]
MY THREE SONS Are tapping wing-tipped feet.What scrapesHas today scripted? Soon. A building next to a body shopWithout bodies. A doctor who said,“I know your doctor, he knowsMy work.” The next building a pea…
-
Collage and Poetry, Part Deux (by Laura Orem)
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a piece on poetry and collage and called for poets who work in the genre to send me JPEGs of one or two pieces, as well as a…
