The poem does not lie to us. We lie under its law, alive in the glamour of this hour —John Wieners Do roses skipping in the Glass make great gifts, I mic Their contours, wipe innocence From the window, these milk Mansions. Arizona fuzz...

I had an opportunity to discuss new Chicago poetry at a recent conference with Garin Cycholl and Ray Bianchi as part of Bill Allegrezza's Series A poetry reading series at the Hyde Park Art Center. Click here to access the sound file. Frank O'Hara's...

Don’t Miss This Special Event at Columbia College, Chicago: Poetry and Music, a creATive TaLK Since Kenneth Rexroth first collaborated with jazz musicians (but then Jelly Roll Morton claimed to have collaborated with authors, as well) poetry and...

We've updated the Myopic Books Poetry Series calendar ... please note that the Kent Johnson/Linh Dinh reading occurs on a Saturday~! Myopic Books has the widest selection of used books in the city. All readings begin at 7 pm. Thanks,...

The quote by Reginald Shepherd included by Robert Archambeau on Adam Fieled’s blog in an old blog post gave my morning a jumpstart, along with my morning cup of sacred bean squeezings “T. S. Eliot said that the poet must be as intelligent as...