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EssayBy Quinn Latimer
A new edition of N.H. Pritchard's The Matrix reintroduces one of the most conceptually rigorous texts of the Black radical tradition.
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AudioFrom VSMarch 2021
torrin greathouse is in the VS house! The author of Wound from the Mouth of a Wound, Torrin talks about queering form with the utmost intention, examining what community actually...
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collectionBy The EditorsPoems, articles, podcasts, and blog posts that explore women’s history and women’s rights.
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Featured BloggerBy Alice NotleyMarch 23, 2021
This book forthcoming, my first art book, has happened so quickly, as “written” and as published, that I can scarcely describe it. As I say in my intro, I bought...
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Prose from Poetry MagazineBy Jacqueline Woodson
And still—ahead of us, the road keeps winding into a place we cannot yet see.
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poemBy Naomi Shihab Nye
And there were so many more poems to read!
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Prose from Poetry MagazineBy Margarita Engle
Nurturing poetry is like bringing a wild creature indoors.
Podcasts
This week: thoughts on form. Both Marilyn Nelson and Nikki Grimes agree, playing with poetic constraints can create an expansive world to write within. Listen as two of the most celebrated authors writing for young readers today share their thoughts on poetic forms. You’ll hear about two of their favorite forms to experiment with, as well as excerpts from both of their memoirs in verse.
The impact Nelson and Grimes have had on the field of writing for younger audiences is profound. Both are featured in this month’s special issue of Poetry dedicated to poems for young people.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfMarch 2021
Cornelius Eady on Sterling Brown’s South: his porch, banter, and barbershop.
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From VSMarch 2021
torrin greathouse is in the VS house! The author of Wound from the Mouth of a Wound, Torrin talks about queering form with the utmost intention, examining what community actually...
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From Poem TalkMarch 2021
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Christopher Stackhouse, Maria Damon, and Devorah Major.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfMarch 2021
Kimiko Hahn on tie-dying on the stove, puns, and her father's things.
Featured
Tracing the fight for equality and women’s rights through poetry.
Featured Biographies
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During her life, poet and essayist Adrienne Rich was one of America’s foremost public intellectuals. Widely read and hugely influential, Rich’s career...
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Emma Lazarus was born in New York City to a wealthy family and educated by private tutors. She began writing and translating...
Poem Guides
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Poem GuideBy Austin Allen
Bridging two languages and generations in one intricate poem.
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Poem GuideBy Stephanie Burt
Chronicle of a poet's rebirth in his Rust Belt poems.
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Featured Poems
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By Harryette Mullen
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By Rachel Galvin
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By Luci Tapahonso
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By Donald Hall
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By Matthea Harvey
