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“Sitting in the darkness waiting for something to burst” [by Rachel Barenblat]
Sitting in the darkness waiting for something to burst is what the man is doingwhose boiler cracked the day before the ice storm hit who turned off the heat just for overnight, replacement already…
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Rachel Barenblat, Guest Blogger (December 14 – 20) and other news
This week we welcome Rachel Barenblat as our guest blogger. Rachel holds an MFA from Bennington College. She is the author of three poetry chapbooks (most recently chaplainbook, laupe house press 2006), and is…
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Judith Hall presents a poem by Richard Kenney
New Year with Nipperkin And so the world begins againIn mild disarrayWhere the best laid plans of mice and men,It’s said, "gang aft agley." "Gang aft agley"– that sounds just right–Strangulated, glottal,Where violence meets…
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Philip Metres’ Answers [by H. L. Hix]
Philip Metres is the author of To See the Earth (2008), and recently co-edited Come Together: Imagine Peace (2008). 1. What poet should be in Obama’s cabinet, and in what role? Walt Whitman, Department…
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Sarah Maclay’s Answers [by H. L. Hix]
Sarah Maclay is the author of The White Bride. 1. What poet should be in Obama’s cabinet, and in what role? Gaston Bachelard Housing 2. If you could send Obama one poem or book…
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Ann Fisher-Wirth’s Answers [by H. L. Hix]
Ann Fisher-Wirth's new book of poems Carta Marina is forthcoming from Wings Press in April 2009. She teaches at the University of Mississippi. 1. What poet should be in Obama’s cabinet, and in what…
