A Caller of the Dove A Caller of the Dove
In his poems, Mahmoud Darwish greeted even his own name warily, knowing it was something else he'd be forced to leave behind.
Apr 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jordan Davis
Dancing to the New Music Dancing to the New Music
What will become of the poem and the novel in this new century of rapid transformation?
Feb 25, 2010 / Books & the Arts / E. Ethelbert Miller
The Bubble and the Globe The Bubble and the Globe
Life in America is once more approaching John Ashbery, from one drifty moment to the next.
Feb 25, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
Angels to Radios: On Rainer Maria Rilke Angels to Radios: On Rainer Maria Rilke
The poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke fuses lament and praise, and mingles amazement about sheer existence with mystery and terror.
Nov 24, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
A Music of Austerity: The Poetry of Wallace Stevens A Music of Austerity: The Poetry of Wallace Stevens
In his best poems, Wallace Stevens makes deprivation feel seductively like plenitude.
Aug 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / James Longenbach
Cures for the Common Cold War: Postwar Polish Poetry Cures for the Common Cold War: Postwar Polish Poetry
Polish poetry has been captive to our most flattering verdicts about history.
Jul 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Paloff
Mixing History and Desire: The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy Mixing History and Desire: The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy
A new collection of C.P. Cavafy's beautiful, musical poems.
Jul 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
With Mercy for the Greedy With Mercy for the Greedy
Why do Frederick Seidel's champions consistently transform his weaknesses into virtues?
Jun 30, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
No Ideas but in Crowds: Baudelaire’s Paris Spleen No Ideas but in Crowds: Baudelaire’s Paris Spleen
In Paris Spleen, Charles Baudelaire crystallized a new feeling: the private life of the public turn.
May 20, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
Comfort and Agony: Jennifer Moxley’s Clampdown Comfort and Agony: Jennifer Moxley’s Clampdown
Instead of offering healing or empowerment, the poetry of Jennifer Moxley explores vulnerability and "wrong life."
May 20, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko