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Recognition, Vertigo, and Passionate Worldliness

Recognition, Vertigo, and Passionate Worldliness
from Poetry magazine from Poetry magazine
by Tony Hoagland

The tribes of contemporary poetry.

News:   September 2, 2010

How do visual aesthetics influence our understanding of poetry?

Sara Elizabeth Johnson wins Jaffe Award.

Rhyming and roaming in Queens.

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ARTICLES

Labor Day Poems

Labor Day Poems
by Becca Klaver
From the archive, classic and contemporary poems reflecting on work, responsibility, and the end of summer.

Written on the Sky

Written on the Sky
by Daniel Borzutzky
Chilean poet Raúl Zurita talks about life after Pinochet.

The Voices of Hurricane Katrina, Part I

The Voices of Hurricane Katrina, Part I
by Abe Louise Young
What are the ethics of poetic appropriation?

The Voices of Hurricane Katrina, Part II

The Voices of Hurricane Katrina, Part II
by Raymond McDaniel
Reflections on found poetry and the creative process.

Beyond Perfect-Bound

Beyond Perfect-Bound
by Andrew Mauzey and Michael Dinsmoor
Is it time to expand our idea of the poetry book?

Celebrating Ramadan: Poems of Muslim Faith and Islamic Culture

Celebrating Ramadan: Poems of Muslim Faith and Islamic Culture
by Becca Klaver
A collection of poems from the Poetry Foundation archive that explore Islamic culture.

Screen Test Superstar

Screen Test Superstar
by Chelsea Weathers
How Gerard Malanga’s poetry defined the early Andy Warhol era.

George Eliot: “I Grant You Ample Leave”

George Eliot: “I Grant You Ample Leave”
Poem Guide Poem Guide
by Hannah Brooks-Motl
A poet's poem from a novelist-poet.

Cover Stories

Cover Stories
by Eric Ziegenhagen
How Harry Ford and Cynthia Krupat defined poetry book design for an era.

My Dinner with Dubie

My Dinner with Dubie
by Matthew Gavin Frank
Secrets from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop cookbook.

Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea: “The Answer”

Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea: “The Answer”
Poem Guide Poem Guide
by Ange Mlinko
How poetry became the 18th century’s social media network.

A Dog Days Reading List

A Dog Days Reading List
by Justin Taylor
Five small press poetry books hot as the sun.

Dust and Stones

Dust and Stones
from Poetry magazine from Poetry magazine
by Etienne Ndayishimiye
When the Batwa tribe in East Central Africa faces poverty and communal despair, it turns to poetry.

Footy Verse

Footy Verse
by Rosie Schaap
Soccer's laureates score during the World Cup

The Assemblages of Jess

The Assemblages of Jess
by Katie Geha
What does it mean to say a visual thing is poetic?

Audio & Podcasts

The Poetry Magazine Podcast
Nothing Plus the Idea of Chocolate
Poems from David Shapiro, Jacob Saenz, Maria Hummel, and Matthew Zapruder; Tony Hoagland on communication sickness and the poetics of vertigo. LISTEN »

Poetry Off the Shelf
Poetry Became a Weapon
Labor poems of Chicago—an excerpt from the Chicago Poetry Tour. LISTEN »

Essential American Poets
Josephine Miles: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of the poet Josephine Miles, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1981, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. LISTEN »

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Poetry Documentaries
Reel Poetry: “Migrations”
Poem by Dorian Merina, film by Alyssa Sherwood. Inaugural prize-winner of the Poetry Film Prize. 6:51

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