“Melhill Feast” by William Barnes
Thanks to David Yezzi, for acquiring and sharing the rare first Thomas Hardy-edited edition of Barnes. … Read More
“In the Trance” by Brenda Hillman
"It is impossible to put boundaries on your words, even if you make a poem. Each word is a maze. So you are full of desire to make a memorable thing and… Read More
“EACH CLIMBER BRAND NEW IN HIS SKIN”: ANNOUNCING THE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF THE THIRD COOPERATIVE FINE-ART BOOK BY DAVID YEZZI AND ERNEST HILBERT
This delightful handmade concertina book extends vertically to reveal two poems about mountains, one each by David Yezzi and Ernest Hilbert. Only twelve copies available for sale at $30. … Read More
“Leather-Bound Road” by Luke Kennard
“His language is exciting and it feels to me that he’s a truly 21st-century writer, taking inspiration from all over the place, unafraid of barriers and conventions.” - Ian Mcmillan… Read More
“Reborn, An Elegy for Jeff Hanneman” by Jeff Holt (with Audio)
Jeff Hanneman, guitarist and founding member of extreme heavy metal band Slayer, died recently of liver failure at the age of 49. He was known for his aggressive and dynamic guitar work… Read More
“An English Peasant” by George Crabbe
"Nature's sternest painter, yet the best." - Lord Byron… Read More
“[I was a priapic boy: the prow of a galleon]” by D.A. Powell
"Here is work that manages to be entirely of-the-moment while at every turn it announces (without preening over it) not merely an awareness, but an actual confidence with such prosodic traditions as… Read More
“Insomniac Romance” by Lynn Levin
Lynn Levin’s newest collection of poems is Miss Plastique (Ragged Sky Press, 2013). A poet, writer, and translator, Lynn Levin is also the author of three previous collections of poems: Fair Creatures… Read More
“Spilt Coffee in Slow Motion” by Alexander Long
Alexander Long's books include Vigil (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2006) and Light Here, Light There (C&R Press, 2009). A chapbook, Still Life, won the 2010 Center for Book Arts Chapbook… Read More
Sonnet 24 from “Astrophil and Stella” by Philip Sidney
Rich fools there be . . . … Read More
“The Ungrateful Garden” by Carolyn Kizer
"We cannot do without Kizer and never could." - Los Angeles Times… Read More
“Left on Mission and Revenge” by Quincy Lehr (with Audio)
Quincy R. Lehr's collections include Across the Grid of Streets, Obscure Classics of English Progressive Rock, and Shadows and Gifts. He is the associate editor of The Raintown Review, and he lives… Read More
RIP Ray Harryhausen, Maker of Monsters and Gods
He was the first great special effects master. He made the skeletons dance, the Cyclops stalk, the saucers fly. He dazzled our Saturday afternoons and stuffed our dreams with fantastic monsters, and… Read More
“PROUD WITHOUT COMPLACENCY, AUTHENTIC WITHOUT CHEAPNESS”: CHRISTOPHER BERNARD REVIEWS ALL OF YOU ON THE GOOD EARTH
Critic Christopher Bernard reviews Ernest Hilbert's latest collection All of You on the Good Earth over at Synchronized Chaos. … Read More
“Ye Goat-herd Gods” by Sir Philip Sidney
This past weekend, I attended the annual Goat Races held at the Slyfox Brewery out in the verdant home counties west of the city. I enjoyed a Helles Bock and laid out… Read More
“Never Run Away” by Kurt Vile
The first official video from his simply fantastic new album. Everyone I talk to about it says the same thing. "Yeah, I got it and I haven't stopped listening to it since… Read More
“The Choir” by Jeff Holt
There is a good deal of darkness in Jeff Holt's poems, yet his sprightliness of language and his gift for form can make them an invigorating experience for the reader. - Richard… Read More
“A Lyric to Mirth” and “Upon Shark” by Robert Herrick
"It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has… Read More
“I Fear the End of the Happy Dream”: James Dickey and Robert Lowell Discuss Dreams, 1969
Dickey does most of the talking, but it’s a glimpse into a long-gone world.… Read More
Colors of Penguin (Books, That Is): Orange for Fiction, Green for Crime . . .
Over the years, many of us have fallen in love with the simple but effective book cover designs of Penguin publishers. However familiar they may seem, there might be a few things… Read More
Sonnet [“She came from Lebanon”] by Edward Clarke Set to Music by Corrado Fantoni
Poem by Edward Clarke set to music by Corrado Fantoni.… Read More
“At the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, I Go Looking for Allen Tate’s Grave” by Christopher Bullard
Christopher Bullard’s long-awaited first full-length collection Back deftly exercises ironic language to take the reader back to the big questions—fate and free will, history and morality, identity and desire—alighting at last upon… Read More
Ernest Hilbert Reads at Legendary Dante Hall in Atlantic City
Just behind the colossal casinos that loom and brood in cold fog from the ocean, tucked away on Atlantic Avenue, is the famous Dante Hall, where Aubrey Rahab Gerhardt continues her incredibly… Read More
Have a Question about a Classic Comic? Need a Nostalgic Trip Back to Childhood? Check Out Mike’s Amazing World of Comics: The Newsstand
We agree. Those old comics are very cool. We used to have boxes of comics stored under our beds, and we'd swap them when we go bored of the ones we had.… Read More
“Ralegh’s Prizes” by Robert Pinsky
“[Pinksy’s] poems are striking in their desire to open wide ... and contain everything, to refuse absolutely to reject anything ... Pinsky’s poems rarely lend themselves to easy and decisive interpretation. (For… Read More
“Cheetahs on the Edge,” a Short Movie by Greg Wilson
Cheetahs are the fastest runners on the planet. Combining the resources of National Geographic and the Cincinnati Zoo, and drawing on the skills of an incredible crew, we documented these amazing cats… Read More
David Yezzi Reads at the Legendary Dante Hall on Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City, in the sea mist, under the looming blood-red TRUMP signs, one finds the classic theater known as Dante Hall, where Aubrey Rahab Gerhardt continues to cultivate her poetry miracle… Read More
Finally, Some Love from Bookselling Giants Barnes & Noble
This is just one of this nice little moments that make you feel a bit better as you wander the city on your lunch break. I stopped into Barnes & Noble on… Read More
Three Demon Poems from Part of the Darkness by David J. Rothman
David J. Rothman is Director of the Poetry Concentration in the MFA at Western State Colorado University, and also teaches at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Denver University, and Lighthouse Writers… Read More