poetry
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Every morning I begin the day with a book of poems open at the breakfast table. I read a poem, perhaps two. I think about the poetry. I often make notes in my journal. The reading of the poem informs my day, adds brightness to my step, creates shades of feeling that formerly had been…
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I think there are many busy hands shuffling together some great work across the country for LOCUSPOINT these days! Check this out: AtlantaJim Elledge Los AngelesLouise Mathias New HavenSuzanne Frischkorn ManhattanSean Singer MadisonBrent Goodman These cities will be coming soon…I’m also planning a secret surprise for the cities we’ve already done—I hope to start working…
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There’s a new blog where poets are answering questions about blogging. Read the fab interview with Aimee Nez!
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2007 Best of the Net Anthology P O E T R Y Greg Wrenn’s “Brother on Brother” from MemoriousDorianne Laux’s “Dark Charms” from The Pedestal MagazineMichaela A. Gabriel’s “what is the sound of one hand clapping?” from JukedRenee Rossi’s “Movements” from LOCUSPOINTSimone Muench’s “To give a child an idea…” from LOCUSPOINTTamiko Beyer’s “Forget” from The…
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It’s happening again. I’m forgetting what poetry is. This happens a lot. I forget how to write poems. I don’t know what they are anymore, I don’t understand them, and I feel frustrated. I become a very picky reader. I don’t like anything I hear or read. I think everything’s been done already and there’s…
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When Mr. Hollander was considered for the award three years ago, some members raised comments he had made in interviews, reviews and elsewhere that they felt should be examined when judging his candidacy. In one example, Mr. Hollander, writing a rave review in The New York Times Book Review of the collected poems of Jay…
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