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Lyn Hejinian’s Counterlife

Lyn Hejinian’s Counterlife Lyn Hejinian’s Counterlife

The pioneering poet expanded the possibilities of both poetry and autobiographical writing.

Books & the Arts / Ryan Ruby

“The Poor Poet,” a painting by Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885).

Ben Lerner, Personal Poet Ben Lerner, Personal Poet

In his first collection of verse in over a decade, he applies the lessons of his successful, self-conscious prose.

Books & the Arts / David Schurman Wallace

An Urgent Witness, Not a Passive Bystander, to Climate Catastrophe

An Urgent Witness, Not a Passive Bystander, to Climate Catastrophe An Urgent Witness, Not a Passive Bystander, to Climate Catastrophe

Conversations with Jane Hirshfield, poet of the present moment.

Feature / Wen Stephenson

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Nation Poetry

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Feb 19, 2024 / no-paywall / Fady Joudah

Nation Poetry

from Earth’s Last Word (A superstitious poem) from “Earth’s Last Word (A superstitious poem)”

Jan 29, 2024 / no-paywall / Valerie Hsiung

Nation Poetry

Merkwelt Merkwelt

Jan 23, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Cynthia Cruz

Nation Poetry

nous nous baignons — variations nous nous baignons — variations

an experimental translation of Marie-Andrée Gill 

Dec 28, 2023 / no-paywall / Kristen Renee Miller

Nation Poetry

Lavender Lavender

Dec 18, 2023 / no-paywall / Margaret Ray

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The Caribou The Caribou

Dec 4, 2023 / no-paywall / Chessy Normile

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