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  • Poet Spotlight: Ishmael Hope [by Kristina Marie Darling]

    November 8, 2017

      In anticipation of Tupelo Press’s forthcoming anthology project, Native Voices, I’m pleased to announce a series of posts honoring Indigenous poetry from North America. But first, I’d like to say a few words…

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  • The Stoic [by Mitch Sisskind]

    November 8, 2017

    Hello, I am immune to misfortune. Virtue is sufficient for my happiness. Passion is not my purview nor is Crying over spilled milk or laughingLike a horse my habitude. I guessYou’d call me a…

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  • Fragments 204-213 from Selected Squibs [by Alan Ziegler]

    November 7, 2017

    204. February 1967, Union College frigid quad, “Light My Fire” full blast from dorm open window. After the organ intro, “Light My Fire” from another room—a Doors round. Fraternity guys stop to listen. My…

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  • Kristina Marie Darling, guest author November 7-17

    November 7, 2017

    This week we welcome back Kristina Marie Darling as our guest author. Kristina is the author of twenty-seven books, which include JE SUIS L’AUTRE: ESSAYS & INTERROGATIONS (C&R Press, 2017), DARK HORSE (C&R Press, forthcoming), and THE DISAPPOINTMENT ACTS (C&R Press, forthcoming). Within…

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  • The Mission Poetry Series Presents Alexandra Lytton-Regalado, George Yatchisin, & David Dominguez

    November 7, 2017

    The ninth season of the Mission Poetry Series opens with a reading on Saturday, November 11, at 1 p.m. at Antioch University Santa Barbara. “Furious Music: Three Poets in Autumn” features poets Alexandra Lytton-Regalado, George Yatchisin,…

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  • Next Line, Please: The One Thing

    November 7, 2017

    This week, American Scholar and the writers at Next Line, Please find the answer to the question: What is the one thing that will save America? As it turns out, there were numerous answers,…

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