Jeremy Lybarger

is the features editor at the Poetry Foundation. He lives in Chicago.

John Wieners Poet 1966

The Altered States of John Wieners The Altered States of John Wieners

In his letters we can glimpse a radiant, jazz-struck testament to the vocation of poetry.

Mar 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Lybarger

Traitor, Scourge, Prophet: Larry Kramer’s Acerbic Alternate History

Traitor, Scourge, Prophet: Larry Kramer’s Acerbic Alternate History Traitor, Scourge, Prophet: Larry Kramer’s Acerbic Alternate History

His two-volume novel, The American People, is a nearly 1,700-page phantasmagoria that reimagines the nation’s history as a sordid queer saga, climaxing with the AIDS crisis.

Feb 25, 2020 / Jeremy Lybarger

The Ugly Myth of the Welfare Queen

The Ugly Myth of the Welfare Queen The Ugly Myth of the Welfare Queen

Josh Levin’s The Queen examines how politicians and the media used Taylor's story to change public opinion around government aid and the poor.

Jul 2, 2019 / Jeremy Lybarger

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