A Poetry Prize Without Borders
New Directions, Fitzcarraldo Editions, and Giramondo partner for a new translated poetry prize, connecting literary communities across the globe.
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Small Press Points: 42 Miles
Founded in 2010 at Indiana University in South Bend, 42 Miles Press publishes “stirring, daring” poetry and encourages authors to submit work they “might be afraid to send elsewhere.”
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The Wildness and the Mystery: A Profile of Julia Alvarez
For over forty years Julia Alvarez has told stories that have established hers among the biggest names in contemporary literature. A new book, Visitations, offers a personal, poignant look back while proving she’s nowhere near finished.
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Literary MagNet: Alan Chazaro
The poet Alan Chazaro highlights journals that have published his poems, which meditate on the “physical and social dimensions” of space.
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Carrier of Meaning: A Q&A With Jake Skeets
With his second collection, Horses, award-winning poet Jake Skeets shows us how to contemplate the profundity of our interconnected world, holding space for both grief and beauty, the Anthropocene and queer eros.
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Poetry to Save Us: Boa at 50
Boa Editions celebrates a half century of independent publishing and releases a previously unpublished collection of Lucille Clifton’s poetry.
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New Ways of Seeing: Our Twenty-First Annual Look at Debut Poets
Ten debut poets, including Gbenga Adesina and Kalehua Kim, share the inspiration, advice, and writers block remedies that have sustained their literary practices.
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Singing the Sublime: A Profile of Donika Kelly
In her latest poetry collection, The Natural Order of Things, out now from Graywolf Press, Donika Kelly celebrates joy as a simple yet radical means of resisting despair.
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Listen and Learn: Beyond Lyrics and Preferred Genres
The author of Scream / Queen (Acre Books, 2025) recommends poets expand their research beyond their typical interests.
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Listen and Learn: Poetry Collection as Concept Album
The author of Scream / Queen (Acre Books, 2025) encourages poets to consider world-building in their collections like compiling a concept album.
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