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Ed Byrne on Ashbery, Pierre Martory and Jackson Pollock
<<After I began translating Pierre Martory, that is, after I began to realize that his marvelous poetry would likely remain unknown unless I translated it and brought it to the attention of American readers,…
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Before the Afterlife Comes the Life-Life [by Lee Upton]
Before the Afterlife Comes the Life-Life The life-life is life-like.The life-life isn’t long.It holds the apprehension of the afterlife.Like a testing ground, and ground down,the life-life becomes the fading life,the edges show, there’s fog.Inevitably,…
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“Pink Shutters” [by Elaine Equi]
Pink Shuttersfor David Trinidad Pink Shutters — Pink Shutters!Sixty-three pairs opened widein the narrow alley as if Mao had once again proclaimed"Let a hundred windows bloom"— kiss by kiss. Shocking Pink! Pagan Pink!Milk of…
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The Full Tweet Set on Google Book Settlement [by Lynn Chu]
This tweet set is organized from beginning to end. The original reverse chronological set continues to be posted on twitter.com/lynnchu. Am I pissed off by this? Damn right I am. And you should be…
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Origins: a poem by Shaindel Beers
My parents were lonely geniuses. Their letters to each other—heartbreaking. I found them in a plastic bag in a closet, my twentieth year, when my mom was in jail, and I was trying to…
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The Crickets of September (by Laura Orem)
The cricket's chirping changes in September. It gets less frenetic, more melancholic, as if announcing that summer is winding down. The nights turn cooler, and the daylight takes on a thinner, clearer, bluer tone.…
