Wreck Me by Sally Ball
Sally Ball reads from her second poetry collection, Wreck Me, published in April by Barrow Street Press.
No Threat, Nuthatch
Tiny presence in the pines,hold still. Upside down—right side up—flock of nervesand...
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Natural Takeover of Small Things by Tim Z. Hernandez
Tim Z. Hernandez reads the poems “Home” and “Brown Christ” from his collection, Natural Takeover of Small Things, published in February by the University of Arizona Press. HomeFresno is the inexhaustible nervein...
Poetry for Patients and Their Families
The New Jersey-based publisher CavanKerry Press is helping patients and families awaiting medical attention with The Waiting Room Reader, an anthology of poetry and prose distributed for free to hospitals in select states across the country.
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The Difference Between Nothing and Nothingness: A Profile of Rae Armantrout
The poetry of Rae Armantrout, whose tenth collection, Just Saying, is out in March 2013 from Wesleyan University Press, shines even more brightly in the shadows.
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Jonathan Ames to Adapt Bernard Malamud Stories, Reasons Poetry is Far From Dead, and More
Stephen King has released a Kindle Single; Robert Polito has been named the Poetry Foundation’s new president; Jonathan Ames and actor Jason Schwartzman are working on a film adaptation of Bernard Malamud's Pictures of Fidelman; and other news.
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George Saunders Profile, Most Anticipated Books of 2013, and More
Independent bookstores may now sell Kobo tablets; Joel Lovell profiles master storyteller George Saunders in this weekend's New York Times Magazine; H. P. Lovecraft's advice to young writers; and other news.
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Odessa by Patricia Kirkpatrick
Poet Patricia Kirkpatrick reads three poems from her collection, Odessa, published in December 2012 by Milkweed Editions.
Near Odessa
Near the end of summer.
Wheatfield with lark. With swift,
longspur, and sparrow. I see...
St. Protagonist by Lisa Russ Spaar
Poet Lisa Russ Spaar reads "St. Protagonist," the opening poem from her collection Vanitas, Rough, published in December by Persea Books.
St. Protagonist
It's bedtime. Tell me a storyas the leaves fly
again, even as we...
Small Press Points
Small Press Points highlights the innovation and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features Argos Books, the Brooklyn, New York–based publisher that sees bookmaking as a community endeavor.
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In Heaven by Matthew Dickman
Poet Matthew Dickman reads "In Heaven" from his latest collection, Mayakovsky's Revolver, published in October by Norton. To hear more, check out Dickman reading "Akhmatova" and "Bridge." In HeavenNo dog chained to a spike...
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