-
Alive and Furious: The Magic, Meaning and Music of Lucille Clifton [by Alissa Fleck]
Celebrating Lucille Clifton. Sherman Alexie, Tina Chang, Toi Derricotte, Michael Dickman, Timothy Donnelly, Cornelius Eady, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Nick Flynn, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Marie Howe, Sharon Olds, Tracy K. Smith, Alicia Hall Moran, Sydney…
-
In Memoriam: A Reverse Garland for Trayvon Martin [by R. Erica Doyle]
Trayvon Martin died this day a year ago. Thousands across the nation expressed their horror and grief, many through poetry. It is remarkable, in fact, just how many poems surface if you search "Trayvon…
-
The Next Big Thing by Susan Wheeler
A million thanks to the generous and addictive Best American Poetry Blog for accommodating this entry in the web-project The Next Big Thing, and many thanks to Sharon Dolin for inviting my participation. You…
-
Back to the Future: Jayne Cortez and Yari Yari Ntoaso [by R. Erica Doyle]
This May 16-19, 2013, the Yari Yari conference will take place in Accra, Ghana. Yari Yari is a conference that gathers women writers from all corners of the African diaspora, and was created by…
-
Square Poems in Round Holes (by Jenny Factor)
When I was a child, I’d often read poems I didn’t understand. I’d throw my thoughts against the poem like a locked box, trying to parse the words together, so that the lock would…
-
Tonight at KGB: Music Night feat. Michael Zapruder & Friends
KGB Monday Night Poetry is pleased to present… Pink Thunder Poetry Music Night!!! Michael Zapruder & Friends Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 Hosted by John Deming and Matthew Yeager Doors open at 7:00 pm Reading…
