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Posted inEditor's Pick

Stet: On Cutting—but Keeping—Everything

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

” I prefer to keep my darlings on ice.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

I’m Looking to Jump Ship Sooner Than I Should: A Conversation with Percival Everett

by Krista Stevens February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

“We abandon stories. They don’t end.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Can AI Write Authentic Poetry?

by Krista Stevens December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

“There is no doubt that some forms of creativity are within the reach, and indeed the grasp, of computer programs.”

hands writing in a notebook, open on top of a laptop
Posted inQuote Posts

On Stamina, the Need to Write, and the Urgency of Youth

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 1, 2022October 31, 2022

Award-winning poet Carl Phillips on writing, poetry, and perspective.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Rod McKuen Was the Bestselling Poet in American History. What Happened?

by Peter Rubin October 12, 2022October 19, 2022

“He sold 60 million books and 100 million records. Why was he forgotten?”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Strangers in Our Own Homes

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 28, 2021October 19, 2022

“We frequently ghost ourselves even when we are looking in the mirror, hoping to show up worthier, richer, fairer, and lovelier for this country.”

surreal moment of a butterfly entering the pages of a book
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

“We Can’t Rush This Kind of Power”: An Educator on Teaching Poetry to High Schoolers During the Pandemic

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 15, 2021October 19, 2022

“Poetry has a way of forcing one into recognition, or transformation, or both if we’re lucky.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Making Sense Of It All: High School Poetry in the Age of Zoom

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 13, 2021October 19, 2022

“I believe that one of our most important roles as teachers is to provide authentic opportunities for young people to heal.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Writing

Loving Molly, and Mourning Her: A Husband’s Extraordinary Essay

by Seyward Darby December 11, 2020October 19, 2022

Blake Butler writes movingly about his late wife, poet Molly Brodak.

Posted inEditor's Pick

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

by Carolyn Wells October 13, 2020October 19, 2022

“Great,” she says resignedly. “What I’ll always be known for is writing this poem about how bad things are, and maybe they could be better, but they’re bad.”

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