Susan Howe on Wallace Stevens, Amazon Fights Fake Reviews, and More
A literary history of whales; Nobel Prize–winning author Svetlana Alexievich profiled at the New Yorker; Margaret Atwood on her new novel; and other news.
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Scouting Out New Books of Poetry
Frustrated by a reviewing culture that they found to be increasingly insular—and as such, less honest—two poets decided to create a safe new space for reviewers to write candidly—and anonymously—about new collections of poetry.
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Mermaids and Matryoshkas: The Secret Life of a Poetic Sequence
A poet and author talks with five published and noteworthy poets about craft and creative process, and what they do when the going gets tough.
President Obama Interviews Marilynne Robinson, Amazon Invests $10 Million in Translation Imprint, and More
Joshua Cohen writes serialized novel in real time; “speakeasy” bookstore shows signs of reopening; a visit to poet Anna Ahkmatova’s apartment; and other news.
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Empty Chairs by Liu Xia, Read by Translator Ming Di
Poet and translator Ming Di reads three poems, in both the original Chinese and in English, from the poetry collection Empty Chairs by Liu Xia, published in November by Graywolf Press and translated into English by Ming Di and Jennifer...
Incorrect Merciful Impulses by Camille Rankine
Camille Rankine reads three poems from her new collection, Incorrect Merciful Impulses, published in November by Copper Canyon Press.
The Poet’s Job: How I Make a Living in Poetry
Alaska’s Fiddling Poet, who over the past twenty years has been playing his fiddle and reading poems for audiences across the country, talks about how he has built a career—and a life—out of touring and sharing his music and poetry with others.
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Imagination at the Center: A Profile of Dean Young
If there’s one thing that bores Dean Young, it’s poetry that is consistent. “Consistency is for insects,” he declares. Which is why in his new collection, Shock by Shock, published this month by Copper Canyon Press, the poet doesn’t dwell on the traumatic heart surgery he endured four years ago, but instead embraces the freedom of unreason.
Antidote for Night by Marsha de la O
Marsha de la O reads three poems from her new collection, Antidote for Night, published in September by BOA Editions.
Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón
Ada Limón reads five poems from her new collection, Bright Dead Things, published in September by Milkweed Editions.
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It was, for a time, a loud twittering flightof psychedelic-colored canaries: a cloudof startle...