Shortcut for Daisy April 27, 2010: Every day, whether it is to ferry my son to his crèche, or to go buy fresh greens for the night's dinner, I must mount one of the several sets of steep stairs that are cut into the rocky hill dividing the campus. The closest set of stairs to the faculty residence actually combines two sets that meet at the head and the foot of the slope. One is a [...] by Ange Mlinko

Hun & Kyoung-Hee April 22, 2010: by Melissa Friedling

amialarmistnotbeingalarmistamialarmistnotmeright April 21, 2010: Here at the end of the edge, the terra sin mecca, and all us poets trying to get a word in before the month is gone. Before the mouth disappears (more...) by Edwin Torres

National Poetry Month at Harriet April 20, 2010: We're in the middle of National Poetry Month, and so it's time for a brief recap of Harriet's poetry adventure. Over the past four years Harriet has been privileged to host a wide range of writers and thinkers on the group blog, from slam poets to sober academics to wandering translators and essayists.  A motley crew at times, but one we like [...] by Poetry Foundation

Eyjafjallajökull April 18, 2010: (more...) by A.E. Stallings

Gated Community III April 16, 2010: An apology and a confession: I'm sorry for being absent on Harriet—I thought I would sneak back to the U.S. from Beirut and do two readings and slip home without fanfare, to take up my blogging duties again from the comfort of my own desk, close by the books I'd wanted to cite in my meditations on lyrical "gated communities" ... but it was not [...] by Ange Mlinko

The Shout-Outs Cometh April 15, 2010: It’s the middle of Poetry Month, so I think we’re obligated to send some love to the poets and their books. This was always one of my favorite posts when I did Harriet back in the day: it’s not exactly like getting singled out from the general audience on The Price is Right, but hey, people of the profession with few monetary rewards are [...] by Rigoberto González

David April 9, 2010: by Melissa Friedling

Literary Friendships, Part One April 4, 2010: One of the difficult things about ex-pat life is social—one doesn’t really fit in with the host country, nor, often, with the usual ex-pat crowd.  One has many acquaintances among local writers, but ultimately language can be a barrier as well as a shared passion.  And of course, being a stay-at-home mom doesn’t help on the isolation [...] by A.E. Stallings

My normal is better than yours April 2, 2010: Here a hello for all ye hipsters, haymakers and halcyon hoverers. Happy to return here for the next few weeks, as I never had a chance for a proper goodbye in January. (more...) by Edwin Torres