In Memoriam: David Bromige June 10, 2009: "Poetry is the theory of heartbreak" -- David Bromige (October 22, 1933 to June 3, 2009) Endowed with remarkable wit and a prodigious memory, David Bromige was a paragon of poetic virtues. Not only was he a master of both traditional and innovative forms, but, as a teacher, he exhibited enormous erudition and generosity. David’s output [...] by D.A. Powell

Poem I Love: Jane Miller’s “Miami Heart” June 9, 2009: I once heard Jane Miller recite this poem in a large amphitheater in the Midwest where I swear she read the whole thing in one breath. I love the pace of the poem--how it speeds up, slows down, and finally ends in a rich silence--and what I take to be its clever allusion to Denise Levertov's "O Taste and See" and Wordsworth's "The World is Too [...] by Catherine Halley

Way Less West IV: Chicago! June 8, 2009: Yes, there were dangers in my journey to the happy land.  It's tough.  But though I'm now tempted to tell of tygers, black-footed ferrets, and blue boobies I did not see,  I'll stick to the lesser sandhill cranes stalking Lorine Niedecker's home (thanks for the tip, Kent), and the "Blessing" from James Wright commemorating the rest area in [...] by Travis Nichols

Sadness and Peepers June 6, 2009: I'm in my tent. I woke up hearing peepers and a big bullfrog. I can't believe there is wireless in this campground. It's a KOA in Woodstock, New York. I'm here with my (more...) by Annie Finch

Chillin’ More With the Villies June 5, 2009: Guess who wrote the following villanelle: (more...) by Annie Finch

Women’s Work: The Poetic Justice Forum June 5, 2009: My poetry trip to the U.K. this winter was marked, among many wonderful experiences, by something more sobering: a string of stories poured out to me by women poets about gender imbalance and discrimination in prizes and book and journal publishing at the top levels of the British poetry world. While I am a natural idealist and would prefer [...] by Annie Finch

Way Less West III: Landscape Semiotics June 4, 2009: As I was saying back in Montana, I picked up a copy of Gary Snyder's Mountains and Rivers Without End in West Yellowstone, and I've since been entranced. It's a remarkable book for a number of reasons, but I'm currently mostly interested in the ways in which it has made me feel like shit.  No one can induce guilt like Gary Snyder. [...] by Travis Nichols

PS 4: this is not a poem, it’s just how I paced myself June 4, 2009: One of the greater parts of my silence piece is that we have invited the Poetry Club and a 4th grade class from PS 4, the Duke Ellington School on 160th Street, kids with an interest in writing to write a poem collectively, to learn it, and perform it silently on the 30th and then when the opera singer hits the high note, do a loud fun version. [...] by Eileen Myles

I Hate Poetry… Reviews? June 4, 2009: Pictured above: not quite a dead horse, but one that looks a little flogged. (more...) by Don Share

Five Canadian Women Eco-Poets June 4, 2009: I’m in Canada right now at the biennial conference for Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE).  In honor of my host nation, I thought I’d write about a few Canadian women poets whose work I enjoy. (more...) by Camille Dungy