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EssayBy Nick Sturm
Jim Brodey was a messenger of chaos who blazed through the rock music and experimental poetry scenes of New York. What happened to him?
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AudioFrom Poetry Off the ShelfJanuary 2021
Hafizah Geter on shelves full of Black writers, forgiveness, and knowing your history.
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Prose from Poetry MagazineBy Tara Betts
The editors of this issue read thousands of poems submitted by people who have experienced incarceration...
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Prose from Poetry MagazineBy Sarah Ross
Artists incarcerated in prisons have frequently told me that making art was like encountering an unlocked door—
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Prose from Poetry MagazineBy Joshua Bennett
For those who are said to be and become nothing. Build nothing.
Podcasts
Poet and founder of Friends of the Los Angeles River Lewis MacAdams, in the words of his friend Kevin Opstedal.
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From The Poetry Magazine PodcastFebruary 2021
In this week’s episode, Bennett and Monson get into literary ancestors, Monson’s top 5 rappers of all time, and what the future of poetry in this country might look like...
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From Poetry Off the ShelfJanuary 2021
Hafizah Geter on shelves full of Black writers, forgiveness, and knowing your history.
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From The Poetry Magazine PodcastJanuary 2021
In this week’s episode, Cathy Park Hong and Lynn Xu talk about the startling directness of Korean poet Choi Seungja and the humbling experience of translation. The conversation ranges from...
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From Poem TalkJanuary 2021
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jake Marmer, Bonny Finberg, Julien Poirier.
Featured
Tracing the poetic work of this crucial cultural and artistic movement.
Featured Biographies
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By W. S. Graham
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By James K. Zimmerman
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By D. A. Powell
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By Quan Barry