Book Review
Beverly Buchanan at the Raw Edge of Art
Instead of leaving the South behind, the polymath artist carried it into her writings, zines, paintings, and “shack sculptures” that echo the architecture of her childhood.
Poetry
Interview
Layli Long Soldier’s Poetic Lifeblood
I spoke to the poet, who is my longtime friend and colleague, about her new book, the threads connecting poetry and visual art, and how Lakota philosophy suffuses her work.
Books
Five Poems for Vincent
What started as a catalog essay about van Gogh’s little-known passion for poetry became a suite of poems for the Dutch painter.
Books
A Palestinian Poet’s Fragmented Grief
In Border Wisdom, Ahmad Almallah embraces the fissures that language cannot mend.
Books
What Is Code Poetry?
While code poetry is still a niche form, a new volume shows how individual voices can come through via a range of languages and styles.
Books
Demolishing the Categories of Word and Image
An anthology of poems, fiction, and translated essays combined with images explores the role of memory and the visual.
Books
Renee Gladman’s Poems Explore How Words Can Be “Read” as Images
Gladman’s poems suggest how ecological knowledge can affect how we can imagine cities.
Books
In Lewis Warsh’s Poem Composed Over Many Decades, the Past Is Never Really Past
Mortality and memory are points of inquiry in this posthumous publication.
News
Play EmilyBlaster, a Computer Game Based on Emily Dickinson's Poetry
The game instructs players to recreate the poet’s starkish, rhyming prose by shooting at moving words from a fixed point, with hilarious results.
Books
Diane di Prima’s Autobiographical Work Never Received the Same Attention as Her Poetry
After her closest friend leapt to his death, the poet recorded her memories of him every day for a year.
Art
Gwendolyn Brooks Championed Black Authors and Presses
Materials from the poet’s personal library testify to lifelong engagement with the Black community.
News
Get Inspired On Your Commute With New Poetry In NYC Subways
Agha Shahid Ali and Timothy Liu's poems feature artwork by Jim Hodges and Nancy Spero.