Poetry
One Poem by Thomas Dooley
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Thomas Dooley for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Poetry
Poetry
One Poem by José Olivarez
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by José Olivarez for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Books
When a Poem's Wrongness Is Right
The leap between image and utterance in Anthony Madrid's poetry is the challenge and, sometimes, the delight.
Books
The Physics of Race, History, and Everyday Life
Samiya Bashir's poems attempt to describe with scientific precision the position of the black body in American culture.
Poetry
Two Poems by Rachel Blau DuPlessis
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Rachel Blau DuPlessis for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Books
Intertextual Depth in Susan Howe's Debths
These poems collage Paul Thek's art, 19th-century American literature, and a fairy tale to create a fresh understanding of the memory and soul.
Books
Will Alexander's Celebration of the Possible
Alexander’s poetry is swarming with information from a vast library — like the one lost in Alexandria — that he has absorbed into his bloodstream.
Poetry
One Poem by Calvin Walds
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected one poem by Calvin Walds for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Books
Self-Immolator: Joshua Marie Wilkinson’s Meadow Slasher
In in his new book of poems, Joshua Marie Wilkinson cuts, nicks, and rips the pastoral to achieve terrors both startling and beautiful.
Books
Just Say No: Politics and Refusal in '80s-Inspired Literature
In the wake of the 2016 presidential campaign, it feels eerily prescient to read Lauren Levin’s critique of Reagan-era politics.
Poetry
Two Poems by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza
Our poetry editor, Wendy Xu, has selected two poems by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza for her monthly series that brings original poetry to the screens of Hyperallergic readers.
Books
Mind Music: Reading Clark Coolidge
Jack Kerouac’s writing opened up the literary horizons for Coolidge — horizons where a musician’s intuition and technique could be expressed in writing and thinking.