“The Trash Pile” by Håkan Sandell, translated from Swedish by Bill Coyle
Håkan Sandell is the author of many books of poetry, translation, and criticism. Born in 1962 in Malmö, southern Sweden, he has lived abroad for most of his life, in Denmark, Ireland,… Read More
“One Fish, Two Fish” by Erica Dawson
Erica Dawson's collection, Big-Eyed Afraid, won the 2006 Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, and was published by Waywiser Press in 2007. Her poems have appeared in Best American Poetry 2012 and 2008, Barrow… Read More
“Spider Projection” by Friedrich van Schoor
Now this is pretty creepy . . . … Read More
“Heroes Have the Whole Earth for Their Tomb” by Adam Kirsch
Adam Kirsch is a senior editor at the New Republic and a columnist for Tablet magazine. He is the author of several books of poetry and criticism, and most recently of a… Read More
“Fist” by Hannah Lowe
Hannah Lowe lives in London. Her first collection Chick was published by Bloodaxe in January 201. A short chapbook R x is forthcoming with sine wave peak. … Read More
All of You in the Classroom: Teacher Copies of Ernest Hilbert’s Collection All of You on the Good Earth
Since my publisher is kind enough to offer complimentary desk copies as well as deeply discounted examination copies for teachers , I'd be remiss if I failed to let E-Verse readers know.… Read More
“All Poets are Young Poets”: Alex Green’s Signed Letterpress Broadside of an Unpublished Seamus Heaney’s Poem
"Triptych" by Seamus Heaney: A previously unpublished poem, signed by Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney. Handset on Rives BFK in Centaur in an edition of 26, of which 18 are made available for… Read More
“The Forge” by Seamus Heaney
“If poetry and the arts do anything, they can fortify your inner life, your inwardness." - Seamus Heaney… Read More
From Poems from Englaland, extract from “The Battle of Brunanburh” by Steve Ely
Steve Ely is a poet from the Osgoldcross wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His novel, Ratmen, is published by Blackheath Books. His book of poems, Oswald's Book of Hours, is… Read More
“The Descent” by Emily Berry
Emily Berry grew up in London and studied English Literature at Leeds University and Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College. An Eric Gregory Award winner in 2008, she co-edits the anthology series Stop… Read More
“Yeats in London” by James Matthew Wilson
James Matthew Wilson teaches in the Department of Humanities and Augustinian Traditions at Villanova University and is an editor of Front Porch Republic (frontporchrepublic.com). He has published many essays, poems, and reviews,… Read More
“Ascension Day” by Michael Symmons Roberts
Michael Symmons Roberts was born in 1963 in Preston, Lancashire, UK. His poetry has won the Whitbread Poetry Award, and been shortlisted for the Griffin International Poetry Prize, the Forward Prize, and… Read More
“April” by Jacob Polley
Jacob Polley was born in Carlisle, Cumbria, in 1975. His first three books of poems, all published by Picador are The Brink (2003), Little Gods (2006) and The Havocs (2012). … Read More
“The Army Cook in Pevensey” by Marianne Burton
Marianne Burton trained as a lawyer and worked in corporate finance in the City. She was awarded a year’s mentorship by Smiths Knoll and the resulting pamphlet, The Devil’s Cut, was a… Read More
“The Mutoscope” by Sinead Morrissey
Sinéad Morrissey was born in 1972 and grew up in Belfast. She is the author of four poetry collections with a fifth, 'Parallax', due in September 2013. The Mutoscope will be published… Read More
“As You Walk Out One Morning” by Glyn Maxwell
"You master form you master time." - Glyn Maxwell… Read More
“Below the Nearer Sky” by Alex Lemon
Alex Lemon is the author of Happy: A Memoir (Scribner), the poetry collections Mosquito (Tin House Books), Hallelujah Blackout (Milkweed Editions), Fancy Beasts (forthcoming, Milkweed Editions), and the chapbook At Last Unfolding… Read More
Waiting Around for a Superhero to Save the Day? Better Hope It’s Not This Guy: “The Flying Man” by Marcus Alqueres
We always assume superheroes are coming to help us . . . … Read More
“Repossession” by Rebecca Goss
Rebecca Goss‘s first collection The Anatomy of Structures was published by Flambard Press in 2010. Her second collection, Her Birth, is due with Carcanet/Northern House in August 2013.… Read More
The Fowl and the Laser Bat? Twelve Tones? Come On!
Stravinsky is still protected by copyright? OK, let's do some fresh 12-tone music for the "Owl and the Pussycat" by Lear. Or . . . no, have to come up with something… Read More
“The Appeal of Antiques” by Allan Peterson
"Peterson is one of our most valuable poet-thinkers and thinker-poets, a writer who can show us how much is within our grasp and much is beyond it." - LA Review of… Read More
A Vesper for Mr. Bond? A Mint Julep for Daisy Buchanan? How about a Moloko Plus for Alex, our favorite futuristic thug from A Clockwork Orange? Big Chart of Cocktails from Films and Books
We've made some Vespers here at the rare books firm. Now we have some others to try. Check out this chart, and enjoy. … Read More
“Rhapsody” by Angie Estes
"Her timing and her ever-inhibited instinct for poetic shape are the triumphs of a first-rate musical intelligence. Angie Estes is Fred Astaire and Ginger too: backwards in high heels, forward on roller… Read More
“I Don’t Know Why They Call this Stuff Hamburger Helper. It Does Just Fine by Itself, Huh?”: Everyone (in the US) Have a Great Fourth of July Weekend, from All of Us at E-Verse!
And don't blow your fingers off with fireworks!… Read More
Three Upcoming Readings for Ernest Hilbert in Three Cities and a List of Past Readings for Reference
Stop by one of these if you are in Philadelphia, New York City, or . . . Crested Butte, Colorado, home of "extreme" sports.… Read More
“A Farewell to Arms” by George Peele
His helmet now shall make a hive for bees . . .… Read More
Pew Research Center Says People Under 30 Still Read Books!
Just as libraries are rushing to rid themselves of physical books as fast as possible, a new report shows that they might want to slow down. People who read on tablets still… Read More
Wait, What Kind of Fruit? Guarana? Bacuri? Let’s Go Beyond Banana with this Helpful Chart of Fruits
I try to eat about eight pounds of fresh fruit each week, particularly in the summer when it's available and reasonably priced. However, I realize from this chart that I've been swimming… Read More
Larkin on the Walk of Stars: A Dispatch from Coventry
British E-Verser Dr. Dan visited Coventry this past weekend and sends in a picture of poet Philip Larkin's star on the walk of fame there.… Read More
“Notes for the Conquest” by Devon Bixler
Devon Bixler was raised in Blacksburg, Virginia and educated at NYU. He lives with his wife in Los Angeles, where he's pursuing a career as a high school History teacher.… Read More