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Leslie Heywood, Guest Blogger March 25-29
This week we welcome Leslie Heywood as our guest blogger. Leslie is Professor of English and Creative Writing at SUNY-Binghamton. She is the author of Pretty Good for a Girl: A Memoir (Free Press/Simon…
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Larkin, Uncensored (On Living for Others)
"Living for others," others say, "is best."It might pay better than self interest:For when you bitch things, as you're bound to do,It's they who don't get what they want, not you. Note the characteristc…
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Isle of the Dead [by Lera Auerbach]
If Venice is married to Death – the small island of San Michele is the offspring of this union. It takes an entire day to visit San Michele, the legendary Isle of the Dead.…
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Larkin, Uncensored (On Human Bondage)
Larkin wrote this poem — which he characterized as a "cri du cock" — in 1943, when he was 21: I would give all I possess(money, keep, wallet, personal effects, and articles of dress)To…
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Happy 25th Birthday Best American Poetry: Save the Dates for Launch Readings in Boston and NYC
Available for pre-order: Launch readings hosted by David Lehman and Robert Pinsky and featuring poets included in this volume: April 4, 6:00 PM: Metcalf Building, George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Second Floor, Boston,…
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Ammons 5: Speaking [by Roger Gilbert]
For my last post on Ammons, I thought I’d discuss the textual history of one of his very late poems, “Speaking.” Our genial host here at The Best American Poetry blog, David Lehman, arranged…
