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This! On “breath to oblivion no ladder no chaser” from Finely Tuned Static by Charles Borkhuis [by Susan Lewis]
When I was invited to guest blog for Best American Poetry, I immediately thought of a marvelous post on Harriett by John Beer, in which he thoughtfully explores one poem by Carol Ciavonne (a…
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What’s My Line? — an early episode (1950)
Louis Untermeyer, the rgeat editor and anthologist, is one of the panelists along with Arlene Francis and Dorothy Kilgallen. And the mystery guest plays a mean clarinet.
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Susan Lewis, Guest Author October 30-November 3
This week we welcome Susan Lewis as our guest author. Susan is the author of Zoom, winner of the Washington Prize (The Word Works, 2018) as well as nine other books and chapbooks, including…
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Commuters Who Found “Heaven” in the NYC Subway [by Catherine Woodard]
When "Heaven" appeared in the NYC subways, many admirers of the poem asked author Patrick Phillips for permission (not that they needed it) to highlight his poem in funerals and memorials. Several mailed programs that…
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Stephen Paul Miller remembers John Ashbery
<<<As an English professor and New York poet, John Ashbery was not only my greatest artistic influence but also a friend. So it shocked me when the late, great poet reached out to me…
