O Beautiful Obscurity... Obscure Poet of Obscure Writing Discussed on Anything But Obscure Website Nada Gordon on the Huffington Post! Ululations

Pageant by Joanna Fuhrman On a stormy night in Williamsburg, poet friends and admirers of Joanna Fuhrman's poetry gathered in a lovely loft to read from and celebrate Joanna's terrific new book Pageant, with cover art by famed Ida Applebroog. Readers...

Contradicta Books are our companions not only because they gave us knowledge and experience but also because they remain tiny monuments of the moments of its transfer. * * * Poems and poets may remain unknown, and the action of...

New Review of Ray DiPalma's The Ancient Use of Stone by Terence Winch Best American Poetry As you know doubt know, if you have been reading this blog over the years, I am excessively fond of temporal convergences, coincidences, and the like. The...

The Final Beginning (Poets and Artists 12/09) * * * * * National Book Award for Keith Waldrop It isn't often that a major literary award goes to a poet whose work I've always enjoyed and admired. Keith Waldrop on the...