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Classic Tragedy

The whole story of it is that I didn’t know the hole was there. I fell in, blinking. The stars made their usual percussion.
Yagmur Akyurek
from the journal FOOD
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Ronnie K. Stephens Reviews Layli Long Soldier’s “WE”

“With We, Long Soldier vacillates between prose, multimedia, and textuality as she wages what she describes as “a war of language.” The result is a brilliantly nuanced record of injustice…”
Chicago Review of Books
From Chicago Review of Books: – "With We, Long Soldier vacillates between prose, multimedia, and textuality as she wages what she describes as “a war of language.” The result is a brilliantly nuanced record of injustice..."

Austen Leah Rose on Poet Richie Hofmann

“Beauty, in Hofmann’s book, is what refuses to stand still long enough to be captured in a photograph. Even the historic cities where these poems are set are not frozen in time…”
Los Angeles Review of Books
From Los Angeles Review of Books: – "Beauty, in Hofmann’s book, is what refuses to stand still long enough to be captured in a photograph. Even the historic cities where these poems are set are not frozen in time..."

Mary Sutton Interviews Poet Edward Hirsch

“I don’t want to say too much about what I’m writing now because I’m still writing it, and I’m a bit superstitious, but I am deep into a book length poem called ‘Other World’…”
Poets.org
From Poets.org: – "I don’t want to say too much about what I’m writing now because I’m still writing it, and I’m a bit superstitious, but I am deep into a book length poem called 'Other World'..."

Meet 2026 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellow Shaina Phenix

“Phenix has a clear understanding of her growth as a poet. She says that early on, she was largely mimicking the voices of other poets, which while useful, does not necessarily promote…”
Poetry Foundation
From Poetry Foundation: – "Phenix has a clear understanding of her growth as a poet. She says that early on, she was largely mimicking the voices of other poets, which while useful, does not necessarily promote..."

Franny Choi on the Concept of the Asian Robot Maid

“I’ve never been forced into the position of the Asian robot maid, but despite this (or maybe because of it), she has haunted my life…”
Electric Literature
From Electric Literature: – "I’ve never been forced into the position of the Asian robot maid, but despite this (or maybe because of it), she has haunted my life..."

James Richardson on Within the Hour: Poems and Aphorisms, 1971-2026

“He reflects on the role that literary criticism has played in his career as a poet and gives listeners a rare glimpse into his process….”
Literary Hub
From Literary Hub: – "He reflects on the role that literary criticism has played in his career as a poet and gives listeners a rare glimpse into his process...."

Christian Wessels on Fady Joudah’s Newest Poetry Collection

“Exhibit G does not merely reflect the sensibility of a single mind, instead enacting a communion with local and diasporic Palestinians living through the genocide.”
Los Angeles Review of Books
From Los Angeles Review of Books: – "Exhibit G does not merely reflect the sensibility of a single mind, instead enacting a communion with local and diasporic Palestinians living through the genocide."

John Skoyles on New Autobiographical Novel

“I used the third person to create distance from the writer. In this way, I was able to say things that I might have not said if I had used the first person, I voice. Even to myself.”
The Adroit Journal
From The Adroit Journal: – "I used the third person to create distance from the writer. In this way, I was able to say things that I might have not said if I had used the first person, I voice. Even to myself."

New Collections to Make Life More Lyrical

“Poetry blends into prose poetry and then again into essay in Fady Joudah’s stunning new collection, Exhibit G: Poems Essays and Photographs of Gaza (Milkweed Editions).”
Washington Independent Review of Books
From Washington Independent Review of Books: – "Poetry blends into prose poetry and then again into essay in Fady Joudah’s stunning new collection, Exhibit G: Poems Essays and Photographs of Gaza (Milkweed Editions)."

Emily Alexander on Alexis Almeida’s Caetano

“But how is it possible to make an encounter into a poem without muddling it with ideas, with subjectivity, with narrative?”
The Adroit Journal
From The Adroit Journal: – "But how is it possible to make an encounter into a poem without muddling it with ideas, with subjectivity, with narrative?"

Cincinnati Poet Manuel Iris Wins Gold Medal at International Latino Book Awards

“for his bilingual poetry collection The Whole Earth Is a Garden of Monsters / Toda la tierra es un jardín de monstruos.”
LINK NKY
From LINK NKY: – "for his bilingual poetry collection The Whole Earth Is a Garden of Monsters / Toda la tierra es un jardín de monstruos."

Anne Carson Wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2026

“The academy cited the author’s ‘bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.’”
The Guardian
From The Guardian: – "The academy cited the author’s 'bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.'”

What Sparks Poetry

Building Community

In our occasional series, Building Community, we spotlight connections between our work on the page and our work in the community. In each issue, we pair a poem and writing prompt from our featured poet with an interview that explores what poetry brings to our neighborhoods, cities, and the wider world — and what community makes possible for poetry itself.

This week's issue: Lloyd Wallace on the Biggest Apple in New England
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Lloyd Wallace on the Biggest Apple in New England
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  • October 18, 2026

The Art of the Novel

Amanda Nadelberg
It wasn't clear how long the muses dressed as lunch ladies kept the place open...
Color cover image of Saint Consequence
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Trans People of the Past

Michael M. Weinstein
At some point you must've stood                                                           stunned in a room and looked                                                                                                               down at your hands.
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  • October 16, 2026

On Time

Donna Masini
When did articles start saying things like "a 6-minute read"? You have 140 minutes left of this book, it says on my iPad screen.
Color cover image of "i cut my tongue on a broken country" by Kyo Lee
  • October 15, 2026

Your City

Kyo Lee
It's the girl with the bowl cut & red bandana                chasing hope in the truck's exhaust fumes losing herself around the corner.
Color cover image of "The Curve of Things" by Kathy Kremins featuring abstract line art
  • October 14, 2026

Coming Out in Dublin, 1980

Kathy Kremins
like so much else unsaid in Ireland. There is distance here— as if desire hasn't been born yet.
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