Theme Essay by Jennifer Jean
Schmaltz seems to attach itself to such writing like a leech.
About Poetry
I Saw Jesus—Now, How Do I Write About It?
Dec 09, 2013
A Poet Looks for God
Dec 02, 2013
Theme Essay by Cherise Wyneken
My religious faith was a mess. My search through the Gospels fired up doubts about the dogma of my church.
How Haiku Changed My Writing Life
Dec 17, 2012
Essay by Theresa Williams
Haiku isn’t about intellectual understanding but about a very deep realization of that which ordinarily goes unnoticed.
Poets and Painters
Dec 12, 2012
Image Essay by Donald Langosy
The poet and painter comprehend the same moment from different viewpoints.
Emily Dickinson, Zombie
Dec 10, 2012
Theme Essay by Martha Nichols
Those who believe the fey little spinster never took off her ghostly white dress may require smelling salts.
The Collaged Brain
Nov 07, 2012
Image Essay by Camille Martin
What narrative or allegory arises in this collage when a snake flies through the air carrying a staircase?
Do We Need Prose Poetry?
Nov 05, 2012
Theme Essay by David Meischen
Prose poems are just unstable enough to offer a vibrant mix of the bizarre and the conventional.
Jan Steckel's Skeletons
Oct 24, 2012
Capsule Review by Lucille Lang Day
A retired pediatrician, Steckel is unflinchingly accurate, whether describing an erotic scene or vascular surgery.
Gertrude Stein vs. William Carlos Williams
Dec 15, 2011
Essay by Carol Dorf
Like children shuttling between the homes of divorced parents, American poets feel obliged to negotiate poetic lineages.
Susan Terris: "You Can't Be Afraid to Fail"
Nov 01, 2010
TW Interview by Bianca Garcia
If you’re going to be a writer, you have to be ruthless."
