Articles
Joshua Bennett's prophetic We (the People of the United States) is an American pastoral fully aware that our relationship to the land has been more tragic than idyllic.
On war, revolution, and the lyric as a tool for survival.
In Karen Solie’s poems, Canada’s poisoned lands become theaters for searching moral questions.
Gray Barker helped create UFO mythology from his home in rural West Virginia. In his poems, he channels the repression and paranoia that stalked postwar America.
For Bruce M. Wright—a lawyer, judge, and poet who lived through Jim Crow—words held worldmaking force.
Poem Guides
Poem GuideBy Remica Bingham-RisherWhat do we uncover when we try to salvage history?
- EssayBy Ed Simon
Joshua Bennett's prophetic We (the People of the United States) is an American pastoral fully aware that our relationship to the land has been more tragic than idyllic.
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- EssayBy Fatemeh Shams
On war, revolution, and the lyric as a tool for survival.
- EssayBy Dustin Illingworth
In Karen Solie’s poems, Canada’s poisoned lands become theaters for searching moral questions.
Grantee-Partner Profile
Ugly Duckling Presse is a collectively-run, nonprofit publisher of poetry, translation, experimental prose, performance texts, and books by artists.
- Press Release
Initiative targets chronic underfunding of literature, directing unrestricted support to literary arts nonprofits serving writers and readers across the U.S.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
From the magazine:On Translating Václav HraběBy C. E. JanecekHrabě’s poems embody the Czech sixties literary scene, during which the Beat Generation’s literature permeated Czechoslovakia.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
From the magazine:On Translating Hélène DorionBy Susanna LangA Canadian writer who has received recognition from quintessentially French institutions.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
From the magazine:On Translating Manuel BecerraBy Kristin DykstraA poet with interests in cross-border affinities in poetic history.
- EssayBy Colin Dickey
Gray Barker helped create UFO mythology from his home in rural West Virginia. In his poems, he channels the repression and paranoia that stalked postwar America.
Grantee-Partner Profile
By identifying, cultivating, and publishing both new and established poets and selecting authors of unique literary talent, Boa Editions brings high-quality literature to the public.
- EssayBy Joshua Bennett
For Bruce M. Wright—a lawyer, judge, and poet who lived through Jim Crow—words held worldmaking force.
- EssayBy Julia Kornberg
José Emilio Pacheco, one of Mexico’s most celebrated poets, rejected nostalgia even as he remained transfixed by the passage of time.
Grantee-Partner Profile
Foglifter Press centers the stories of those who are multi-marginalized, propelling diverse collective narratives into the future literary history.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
From the magazine:Galvanizing TexturesBy Marcus JacksonStreet portraits and poetry depicting the unfolding nuances of under-heralded people’s veracity and beauty.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
From the magazine:On Disgust: Gurgling PitsBy Jane WongDisgusting, isn’t it, how much we want to be loved?
Prose from Poetry Magazine
From the magazine:On Nostalgia: Ever Cleaner, Ever More PillowyBy Boris DralyukSurely the experience of immigration reinforced my predilections, but some people are simply born looking backward.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
From the magazine:On Fear: Radiant and BrimmingBy Hannah BonnerWhere my ex deemed me unmaternal because of my writing, the opposite is true: I’m no good to anyone if I don’t preserve this one thing for myself.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
From the magazine:On Translating Halina Poświatowska
By Karolina Zapal & Ryan MihalyThere’s playfulness and a love of life set against the specter of death.