269. (Ishion Hutchinson)

“Not another man to outtalk Leopold Dice,” the first line in the Ishion Hutchinson poem, “The Night Autobiographies of Leopold … More

201. (Sarah Kirsch)

The 2014 Ice Roses: Selected Poems of the German poet Sarah Kirsch, published a year after her death (Kirsch was … More

186. (Tim Vallence)

The following is a poem by Tim Vallence, a former teacher and friend. It was recently published in the journal Southerly; … More

147. (Ishion Hutchinson)

An appropriate title for this post might be “Momentum and Moment in the poetry of Ishion Hutchinson,” but the reason … More

129. (Ishion Hutchinson)

When a poet seems to matter, it often seems that his or her course matters too; they should be on … More

124. (Ishion Hutchinson)

Some poets have more to say than others; some poets have better resource than others for saying what they want … More

121. (Ishion Hutchinson)

Ishion Hutchinson is a genuinely exciting poet, a true heir (because he’s so obviously a true poet) to Bishop, Lowell, … More

119. (Geoffrey Hill)

We are accustomed to hearing that Geoffrey Hill makes few concessions to readers, that he bristles at accommodation, compromise, and … More

118. (Geoffrey Hill)

Geoffrey Hill died last week, on June 30, at age 84. Nobody doubts that he wrote some of the greatest … More

104. (Geoffrey Hill)

In the late collections where Eugenio Montale is most present, in translation and as an interlocutor, Hill’s voice finds most … More