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The Year I Didn’t Kill Myself by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Weight The first time I saw my mother naked I didn’t think she was beautiful. If I remember correctly I was terrified. Which is crazy because she was just leaning over to dry…
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Voices from the Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry — by Deborah Ager
Every anthologist thinks about how to organize the book. When Matthew and I organized The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry, we chose alphabetical order. The purpose of this decision was twofold. We…
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Major Jackson: “On occasion though, a devastating feeling hits me . . . “
(Ed note: Every volume of The Best American Poetry includes contributors’ notes for which the poets share something about the inspiration for the poem chosen for the book. Here’s what Major Jackson writes about…
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Poets in Coffee Shops Drinking Carrot Juice: A Conversation with Joshua Weiner by Deborah Ager
Earlier this week, I mentioned that Jerry Seinfeld’s series called “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” inspired my coffee interview series with poets. Each episode shows Jerry Seinfeld driving a notable car to pick up…
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Briefly on Heaney [by Matthew Yeager]
I attempted to post this as a reply to a Heaney ref. I made in the last post. I typed a Heaney quip off the type of my head, and I misquoted. I believe…
