-
Katherine Zlabek, Guest Author July 28 – August 1
This week we welcome Katherine Zlabek as our guest author. Katherine is a native of Wisconsin. She received her M.F.A. from Western Michigan University. Her work has appeared in Bellevue Literary Review, The Literary Review,…
-
Unleashed Aphorisms – Teaser (1) [by Lera Auerbach]
A few aphorisms from my upcoming book: 1. When words are few, each finds its place. It’s easy to get lost in a crowd. 2. Hearing voices is not insanity, writing them…
-
When Florence Cassen Mayers writes a letter, she does so in sestina form. . .
Ed. note: We asked Florence Cassen Mayers to blog for us at a mutually convenient time. This is how she replied. We ran this and four other sestinas of hers in April 2014. Dear…
-
It Even Has an Image File, I Am a Real Blogger [by Lindsay Daigle]
I am not a blogger, I am a poet. This week though, I was both. And it was thrilling—scary and vulnerable, fun and really pleasing. In determining the direction this fifth and final blog…
-
Thursday, August 7, 7:30 PM: An Evening of French Poetry and American Port
photo of Frédéric Bouché (r) by Heather Ainsworth Join David Lehman and Frédéric Bouché for a summer evening of: Poetry & Port Thursday, August 7, 2014 7:30-9:00 PM Ports of New York Winery 815…
-
“That My Plain Clothes Hid Hooves and Haunches”: The Relation Between Lyric & Narrative [by Lindsay Daigle]
In his poem “Now You’re An Animal,” Mark Doty asks, “What is lyric?” This question remains worthy of asking again and again (—which might be why what follows here is extremely underdeveloped…!). Lyric poetry…
