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Flarf is Dionysus. Conceptual Writing is Apollo.

Flarf is Dionysus. Conceptual Writing is Apollo.
by Kenneth Goldsmith

An introduction to the 21st Century's most controversial poetry movements.

News:   July 4, 2009

Mark Sanford and Gerard Manley Hopkins.

The prosody of atrocity: Ange Mlinko on Frederick Seidel.

Shocker: Literary critics praise writing programs.

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A Veil Dropped Before a Void

A Veil Dropped Before a Void
by Caitlin Kimball
Was Louise Bogan's first poem her best?

Langston Hughes and the Broadway Blues

Langston Hughes and the Broadway Blues
by Franklin Bruno
A 1957 musical comedy reveals a different side of the Harlem Renaissance bard.

Sex, Drugs, and Thom Gunn

Sex, Drugs, and Thom Gunn
by Tom Sleigh
The life and work of a true servant of eros.

Surfing Thom Gunn's “From the Wave”

Surfing Thom Gunn's “From the Wave”
by Joshua Weiner
Touch, risk, trust, improvisation—“the intellect as powerhouse of love.”

And Wow He Died As Wow He Lived

And Wow He Died As Wow He Lived
by Jason Boog
Kenneth Fearing, the Federal Writers Project, and the depths of the Great Depression.

Brother Can You Spare a Biff, Bam, Oof!!!

Brother Can You Spare a Biff, Bam, Oof!!!
by Robert Polito
Kenneth Fearing's hard-boiled poetry.

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