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A Conversation between Brian Bouldrey & Jane Hirshfield, Pt. 3
photo (c) Robert Hatch Photography (Ed. note: This is the final installment of Brian Bouldrey's three-part interview with Jane Hirshfield occasioned by her just-released collection Come,Thief. Kevin Young selected Hirshfield's poem "The Cloudy Vase"…
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Dine Out Irene: Sunday, September 25, 2011. Help our farms recover from Hurricane Irene
David and I rarely dine out, in part because in New York City even a casual meal in a neighborhood restaurant can be quite expensive but mostly because I like to cook. It helps…
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A Conversation between Brian Bouldrey & Jane Hirshfield, Pt. 2
photo (c) Robert Hatch Photography (Ed. note: This is part two of Brian Bouldrey’s three-part interview with Jane Hirshfield, occasioned by her just-released collection Come,Thief. Kevin Young selected Hirshfield’s poem “The Cloudy Vase” for the Best American Poetry 2011. Go here for a schedule of…
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This Just In . . . Distressed Nation Turns to Poet Laureate for Solace
FRESNO, CA—Struggling through difficult times marked by war, economic despair, and political turmoil, the nation turned en masse this week to its newly appointed poet laureate, seeking solace in his words as so many…
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Julie Sheehan, Constituent Bartender, goes to Kenya
What am I doing in January, you ask? Why, I'm teaching a poetry workshop in Kenya. As Robert Frost, who clearly did not have my good fortune, would say, you come, too! The dates…
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A Conversation between Brian Bouldrey & Jane Hirshfield, Pt. 1
(Ed. note: This is the first installment of Brian Bouldrey's three-part interview with Jane Hirshfield, occasioned by her just-released collection Come,Thief. The remaining installments will appear over the next few days. Kevin Young selected Hirshfield's poem "The Cloudy Vase" for the Best American Poetry…