Articles

Interview
A ‘Poetry-Fueled War’
During the Civil War, poetry didn’t just respond to events; it shaped them.
By Ruth Graham

Interview
Opening Up
Mary Karr on writing country music, why Ashbery is a bad influence, and how her father was like Chekhov
By Ruth Graham

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Spoken Miracle
On publishing, lesbian poetry, and making meaning.
Stephania Byrd interviewed by Julie R. Enszer

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Still Moving
Ron Mann on his 1982 film Poetry in Motion.
Ron Mann interviewed by Daniel Nester

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Poetry at the Threshold
Peter Gizzi on lyric selfhood and the perils of singing.
Peter Gizzi Interviewed by Ben Lerner

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Poet at the Poker Table
Searching for DJ Renegade in the Casinos of Atlantic City.
Joel Dias-Porter interviewed by Jeffrey McDaniel

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Freedom and Discipline in the Shed
On the art of cruelty and the refusal to be emancipated.
Maggie Nelson interviewed by Anthony McCann

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Yo-Yo’s with Celery
Ron Silliman and Jim Behrle take in a minor league baseball game.
Ron Silliman interviewed by Jim Behrle