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Yet Do I Marvel : Black Iconic Poets Of The 20th Century [by Ed Toney]
From left to right: Ross Gay, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Paul Romero (back row); Susan Wheeler, Cornelius Eady, Camille Rankine, Sapphire, Nikky Finney, Yusef Komunyakaa, Sharon Olds (second row); CK Williams, Toi Derricotte, Gerald…
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Remembering Seamus Heaney: “Gleaning the unsaid off the palpable” by Madge McKeithen
Portrait of Seamus Heaney by Tai-Shan Schierenberg, oil on canvas, 2004. National Gallery of London On Monday, November 11, an overflow crowd gathered in Cooper Union's Great Hall to honor the great poet Seamus…
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Marie Ponsot: Poet, Teacher, Benefactor and Still Against War [by Catherine Woodard]
Exactly one month after she won The Ruth Lily Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry in June, Marie Ponsot donated a quarter of that $100,000 check to her alma mater, St. Joseph's College for…
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The Mutual Muse: A Poet Whines & A Caricaturist Draws a Line [by Molly Peacock]
Caricature—beloved of 18th-century wits—still has its satirical seat in newspapers, news journals, and, of course, political blogs. But every time I look at a satirical cartoon, I feel sorry for the subject, even if…
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Miami Voice(s)! The Best American Poetry and David Lehman Readings November 15 & 17
For more information about The Best American Poetry book party go here. For more information about the Book Salon with David Lehman go here. Both events will be at The Betsy Hotel: 1440…
