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Yvan Goll, Facing Death [by Luke Hankins]
Yvan Goll (1891-1950) was a poet, playwright, novelist, and translator born in Alsace-Lorraine who wrote in German, French, and English. He later lived in Paris and the U.S. and was an active part of…
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New Books by Contributors to Poems of Devotion: An Anthology of Recent Poets [by Luke Hankins]
A number of the poets included in my anthology Poems of Devotion (Wipf & Stock, 2012) have superb new books out. Here’s a list of the ones I know of and have read: Bruce Beasley: Theophobia…
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Notes from an Editor at an Old-Fashioned Literary Magazine; or A Brief History of Asheville Poetry Review; or What Not to Send to a Literary Magazine [by Luke Hankins]
Keith Flynn founded the literary magazine Asheville Poetry Review in 1994. What began as a regional publication quickly grew to a national one. Keith was the lead singer and lyricist of the band The…
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“Happy 58, Susan Wheeler!” [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
THREE BIRTHDAY LIMERICKS for SUSAN WHEELER (7/16) 1.There was a young lady named Wheeler,Whose stinger, antenna and feelerCould never be seen—except in a dreamOf that hexapod lady named Wheeler.2.There was a young person named…
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Writing the Same Poem, Over and Over [by Luke Hankins]
I find it very difficult to understand the thinking of poets who spend a lifetime writing and publishing the same kinds of poems, over and over and over. I don’t mean poets whose work…
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“Goethe’s Nightsong” [by David Lehman]
Goethe's Wandrers Nachtlied (1780), one of the master's most beautiful short lyrics, was discussed by Raymond Sokolov and avid readers during Ray's stint as our guest blogger (May 13-17, 2013). The poem appears in…
