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Wildness and Containment: A Conversation on Formal Structure and Poetic Surprise

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Jay Hopler and Kimberly Johnson

5.2.22

Jay Hopler and Kimberly Johnson discuss their new books, the techniques and craft decisions they used in writing these collections, and the occasion to which both books respond: Hopler’s diagnosis of terminal prostate cancer in 2017.

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Who’s Your Daddy by Arisa White

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Arisa White reads from her poetry collection Who’s Your Daddy, published in March 2021 by Augury Books.

Love and Other Poems by Alex Dimitrov

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Alex Dimitrov reads “Places I’ve Contemplated Suicide or Sent Nudes From,” “LSD”, “Poem Composed on a Ouija Board” from his poetry collection Love and Other Poems, published in February 2021 by Copper Canyon Press.

The Clifton House

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LaToya Jordan

News and Trends

November/December 2020

10.7.20

Sidney Clifton, the eldest daughter of poet Lucille Clifton, has purchased her childhood home in Baltimore with plans to recreate the space as a haven for emerging and established artists.

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poets | residencies

Letters to a Young Brown Girl by Barbara Jane Reyes

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Barbara Jane Reyes reads from her poetry collection Letters to a Young Brown Girl, published in September 2020 by BOA Editions.

You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love by Yona Harvey

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Yona Harvey reads “Segregation Continuum,” “Snowbound / A Resistance,” and “The Subject of Retreat” from her poetry collection You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love, published in September 2020 by Four Way Books.

Underworld Lit by Srikanth Reddy

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Srikanth Reddy reads from his poetry book Underworld Lit, published in August 2020 by Wave Books.

under the aegis of a winged mind by makalani bandele

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makalani bandele reads “earl of harlem meets the high priest of bebop” and the “leit[blue]motif” from his poetry collection under the aegis of a winged mind, published in by September 2020 by Autumn House Press.

Agents for Poets: An Investigation

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Kevin Larimer

Special Section

July/August 2020

6.10.20

An in-depth look into whether the number of poets represented by literary agents is on the rise, and how agents help poets achieve their career goals.

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literary agents | agents and editors | poets | book publishing | business

Tethered to Stars by Fady Joudah

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Fady Joudah reads “Pisces” and “Sirius” from his poetry collection Tethered to Stars, published in March 2021 by Milkweed Editions.

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Wildness and Containment: A Conversation on Formal Structure and Poetic Surprise

Who’s Your Daddy by Arisa White

pageone_arisawhite.mp3

Love and Other Poems by Alex Dimitrov

pageone_alexdimitrov.mp3

The Clifton House

Letters to a Young Brown Girl by Barbara Jane Reyes

barbara_jane_reyes_page_one.mp3

You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love by Yona Harvey

yona_harvey_page_one.mp3

Underworld Lit by Srikanth Reddy

srikanth_reddy_page_one.mp3

under the aegis of a winged mind by makalani bandele

makalani_bandele_page_one.mp3

Agents for Poets: An Investigation

Tethered to Stars by Fady Joudah

pageone_fadyjadouh.mp3

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