POEM OF THE DAY: Andy Young's "Aubade under the I-10"
In celebration of the release of the most recent issue of drafthorse, in which you will find my interview with poet Andy Young, I thought...
POEMS OF THE DAY: James Schuyler's "Poem" and "The Day"
From his 1974 collection Hymn to Life, here are two of my favorite James Schuyler poems. The first one, "Poem," is from the section in...
POEM OF THE DAY: excerpts from Martha Collins' Blue Front
For today, a couple poems by Martha Collins from her 5th full-length poetry collection, Blue Front. The book, part narrative, part...
POEM OF THE DAY: Edward Arlington Robinson's "The Torrent"
For today, a poem by Edward Arlington Robinson (1869-1935), a poet from my home-state of Maine who I am just now getting to know. Donald...
POEM OF THE DAY: Muriel Rukeyser's "Islands"
“The fear of poetry is an indication that we are cut off from our own reality," Rukeyser said. And then she asked, “What would happen if...
POEM OF THE DAY: Norman Dubie's "Buffalo Clouds over the Maestro Hoon"
Hey––it's Norman Dubie, that man of many voices and characters, that maestro of the monologue! Here is tells us about the Maestro Hoon…....
POST MARDI GRAS POEM OF THE DAY: from Claudia Rankine's Citizen
If you haven't yet read Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric, pick it up asap, and get ready to engage. Citizen gives voice to...
POEM OF THE DAY: Jericho Brown's "Another Elegy"
For today, one of my favorite poems in Jericho Brown's truly amazing collection The New Testament (I know––bold title, right? But trust...
WHAT IS POETRY?
Some food for thought for today: According to Edward Hirsch's A Poet's Glossary (a must-have for any poet or any reader of poetry: 700...
POEM OF THE DAY: from Anne Carson's red doc>
Hearing Anne Carson read a few weeks ago inspired me to read all of the books of hers I had yet to read. The following is an except from...
