August 8, 2019
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry – August
Forget the Pulitzers. Forget the MacArthur “Genius” grant, The New Yorker, and all the other laurels too. The greatest honor for a poet—and for a poem—is to be known by […]
November 18, 2011
The Breath Within Our Breath (On Poetry Readings)
Yesterday, as usual, my Facebook newsfeed was crowned with the day’s birthday exchanges and Facebook’s reminders to add my wishes to the walls of three or four friends. But just […]
September 19, 2011
State of the Union in Atlas Form
The first writer I ever interviewed was Bob Hicok. This was like 8 years ago, and the interview was executed over email. Lots of that interview remains in my mind […]