In “Hard Listening: Poems,” Alison Letterman chronicles her past, her family, her life, and the music that helped shape who she is.
“On Frost and Eliot” by William Pritchard
Literary critic William Pritchard collects his articles on the two poets. William Pritchard is the Henry Clay Folger Professor of English, Emeritus, at Amherst College. He received his A.B. degree from Amherst and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. His teaching has focused on 20th century poetry and fiction, but’s also taught on […]
Poets and Poems: Paul Willis and “Orvieto”
Poet Paul Willis visits a walled medieval town of Orvieto in Italy, and he describes its art, churches, streets, monuments, and vineyards.
Poets and Poems: Gabrielle Myers and “Points in the Network”
In “Points in the Network: Poems,” Gabrielle Myers takes familiar, everyday subjects and makes you think you’re reading them for the first time.
Poets and Poems: Christine Rhein and “Wild Flight”
“Wild Flight: Poems” by Christine Rhein tells a story of how a boy’s displacement during World War II shaped his family for decades after.
Poets and Poems: Peter Murphy and “You Too Were Once on Fire”
In “You Were Once on Fire,” poet Peter Murphy describes the distance between the real and the ideal and a sense of things coming undone.
Poets and Poems: Donna Vorreyer and “Unrivered”
Poet Donna Vorreyer comes to grips with aging, grief, and longing in her fourth poetry collection, “Unrivered.”
Poets and Poems: A.J. Thibault and “We Lack a Word”
Screenwriter and novelist A.J. Thibault waited a few decades until he published the poems and prose poems he wrote in college.
Poets and Poems: Catherine Strisik and “Goat, Goddess, Moon”
In “Goat, Goddess, Moon,” poet Catherine Strisik takes us on a poetic journey through family and personal history in Greece and Crete.
Poets and Poems: Andrea Potos and “The Presence of One Word”
“The Presence of One Word: Poems” by Andrea Potos considers the things we retain in memory throughout our lives.
Poets and Poems: Mary Brown and “Call It Mist”
In “Call It Mist: Poems,” Mary L. Brown uses words like a surgeon’s scalpel, looking below the outwardly obvious to plumb rhe depths beneath.
Poets and Poems: The Three Collections of Pasquale Trozzolo
In his three poetry collections, Pasquale Trozzolo explores the pandemic lockdown, the end of a relationship, and life in a small town.
Poets and Poems: Boris Dralyuk and “My Hollywood”
In “My Hollywood and Other Poems,” Boris Dralyuk writes to the Hollywood of Russian emigres and the community they created there.
Poets and Poems: Teow Lim Goh and “Bitter Creek”
“Bitter Creek: An Epic Poem” by Teow Lim Goh tells the story of Chinese immigration and how it affected the American West.
Poets and Poems: Danelle Lejeune and “Incompleteness Theory”
In her new chapbook “Incompleteness Theory,” poet Danelle Lejeune successfully mixes poetry, science, and humor.
Stephen Foster: How Song Opened a Door on History
Stephen Foster was America’s first professional songwriter, and his songs helped to frame mid-19th century culture.
Poets and Poems: Four Collections by Erin Murphy, Part 2
“Fluent in Blue” and “Human Resources,” the most recent collections by Erin Murphy, continue her focus on form and order.
Poets and Poems: Four Collections by Erin Murphy, Part 1
Two collections, “Taxonomies” and “Fields of Ache,” by poet Erin Murphy reveal a focus on form, order, and classification.
Visitors to the Ce-ment Pond: The Poetry of Birds
A birdbath in the kitchen garden led to an interest in birds, which led to an interest in what the poets have said about birds.
Poets and Poems: Wendell Berry and “Another Day”
In “Another Day: Sabbath Poems,” Wendell Berry continues his focus on community, land, landscape, people, and a sense of place.