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Daniil Kharms and the Russian Absurdists [by Alex Cigale]
"I can’t imagine why, but everyone thinks I’m a genius; but if you ask me, I’m no genius. Just yesterday I was telling them: Please hear me! What sort of a genius am I?…
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In the Golden Age Gods Walked Among Us (by Mitch Sisskind)
In the Golden Age gods walked among usUntil Olympus levitated beyond sight and,Hopeless of looking up, we began lookingDown into quantum realms of tiny orEven theoretical particles whose reality, So to speak, is neither…
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Love Potions and Bitter Pills [by Alan Ziegler]
a play in one love affair Two people on a bare stage; any combination of genders. (For this version, it’s a man and woman.) They stand in random places throughout the play, changing positions…
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The Close Relationship Between Poetry and Advertising: Experts Weigh In [by Susan Elliott Brown]
When someone hears I recently completed a Ph.D. program in English with a focus in creative writing (poetry), I know what the next question will be: “So, are you going to teach?” No, I’m…
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Writing as Defiance: A Conversation With the Editors of Writers Resist [by Susan Elliott Brown]
When faced with anger and fear in times of political distress, there are many ways to react. Some people take to Facebook or Twitter to express their concerns, some take to the streets (or…
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In Celebration of the Love Poem [by Susan Elliott Brown]
When I started writing poetry in high school, the first hundred or so poems were no doubt about love—the loss of it, the unrequited crush, the infatuation with that first love, attempts at writing…
