-
Yom Kippur 1984 [poem by Adrienne Rich]
I drew solitude over me, on the long shore. —Robinson Jeffers, “Prelude” For whoever does not afflict his soul through this day, shall be cut off from his people. —Leviticus…
-
Billy Collins: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
_______________________________________________________________________ Afternoon with Irish Cows There were a few dozen who occupied the field across the road from where we lived, stepping…
-
On George Gershwin’s Birthday [by David Lehman]
On George Gershwin’s birthdayI keep expecting them to playRhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris,the Cuban Overture, the Concerto in F,Porgy and Bess as played by Miles Davis,but no, all day it’s been Dvorak,…
-
“Sprezzatura” [by Robert Hass]
Eugenio Montale asked me if there was an American wordfor sprezzatura, particularly with respect to poetry.In respetto di poesia, he said. And I said yes, in AmericanWe call it ‘moose’ and mentioned several poets,Frank O‘Hara among them,…
-
from “Grand & Ogden Auto Parts” 2 (by Mitch Sisskind)
The Secret Gas Cap How strange and wonderful the left tail light Of a '52 Cadillac was, how to fill the gas tank One pushed a round reflecting button and The fixture elevated…
-
Published Today: Nin Andrews’s “The Last Orgasm”
Nin Andrews, a regular contributor to this blog, whose poems have appeared in four editions of The Best American Poetry, has brilliantly extended the conceit she introduced in her Book of Orgasms, first published…
