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You Have to Embrace the Doubt Before You Can Claim Your Authority as a Writer

You Have to Embrace the Doubt Before You Can Claim Your Authority as a Writer

From Poet Jennifer Grotz’s Bennington MFA Commencement Speech

By Jennifer Grotz | July 20, 2023

“Homage To Gertrude Badu,” A Poem by Terrance Hayes

“Homage To Gertrude Badu,” A Poem by Terrance Hayes

So to Speak">From the Collection So to Speak

By Terrance Hayes | July 19, 2023

Borges Dealt With His Anxiety About Going Blind by Learning a New Language

Borges Dealt With His Anxiety About Going Blind by Learning a New Language

Andrew Leland on His Own Weakening Vision, Braille, and Making a Commitment to Read with Visual Aids

By Andrew Leland | July 18, 2023

Ruth Madievsky on Burying Her Darlings in a Cemetery of Bangers

Ruth Madievsky on Burying Her Darlings in a Cemetery of Bangers

“My stylish one-liners were a crutch I used to get out of the more difficult decisions a novel requires.”

By Ruth Madievsky | July 10, 2023

Oliver de la Paz on Absences and Using the Form of the Sonnet to Capture Life in a Diaspora

Oliver de la Paz on Absences and Using the Form of the Sonnet to Capture Life in a Diaspora

The Diaspora Sonnets">The Poet on His New Collection The Diaspora Sonnets

By Literary Hub | July 10, 2023

Guy Davenport on Ronald Johnson’s Transcendentalist Poetry

Guy Davenport on Ronald Johnson’s Transcendentalist Poetry

“The poet is at the edge of our consciousness of the world.”

By Guy Davenport | July 7, 2023

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By Peter Mishler | July 7, 2023

Bathhouse Sex, DIY Sestinas, Steamy Surrealism, and Sonnets: New Poetry Coming in July

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | July 6, 2023

The Pleasure of Taking the Long Way: On Puzzling the Route to a Poem

By Lauren Camp | June 29, 2023

Titles Ruin Everything, is available."> Drake's first book of poetry, <em

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Titles Ruin Everything, is available.">Drake's first book of poetry, Titles Ruin Everything, is available.

By Janet Manley | June 27, 2023

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Why">Jessie Gaynor on Finding the Why

“A love of the micro need not preclude attention to the macro.”

By Jessie Gaynor | June 23, 2023

Matt Mitchell on Writing Love Poems for Himself and For Others

Matt Mitchell on Writing Love Poems for Himself and For Others

Vampire Burrito">Hanif Abdurraqib Talks to the Author of Vampire Burrito

By Hanif Abdurraqib | June 22, 2023

“Drive,” a Poem by Megan Fernandes

“Drive,” a Poem by Megan Fernandes

I Do Everything I'm Told">From the Collection I Do Everything I'm Told

By Megan Fernandes | June 21, 2023

“Pumpkin Pie,” a Poem by Marija Dejanović

“Pumpkin Pie,” a Poem by Marija Dejanović

Kindness Separates Night from Day">From the Collection Kindness Separates Night from Day

By Marija Dejanović | June 20, 2023

“Dear Friend Go Away, Please.” A Poem by Mark Hyatt

“Dear Friend Go Away, Please.” A Poem by Mark Hyatt

So Much For Life">From the Collection So Much For Life

By Mark Hyatt | June 12, 2023

Mitchell Untch on Grief and Letting the Subconscious Direct His Poems

Mitchell Untch on Grief and Letting the Subconscious Direct His Poems

Memorial with Liminal Space">The Poet on His New Collection Memorial with Liminal Space

By Literary Hub | June 12, 2023

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