LA Rev Books
Review of Robin Robertson’s The Long Take: An incredible work of poetic imagination and historical scholarship.
The New Yorker
A poem from Richard Blanco’s forthcoming collection How to Love A Country: the rhyme of sol with his soul.
LA Times
Review of Pam Houston’s memoir Deep Creek: the mountains made her comfortable with a stronger version of herself.
New York Times
Tracy K. Smith’s Work Diary: The “Non-stop Rush” of a Poet Laureate. What, you thought it was all iambic pentameter and tea?
Harvard Arts
USPL Tracy K. Smith named Harvard Arts Medalist as a “graduate or faculty member who has achieved excellence in the arts.”
The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X wins The Printz Award for Best YA Novel of 2018 recognizing, “the best writing in YA literature.”
Publisher’s Weekly
Tina Chang and Jericho Brown’s forthcoming collections included on The Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2019.
On Being
Krista Tippet speaks with Claudia Rankine on race, racism, and whiteness: How can I say this so we can stay in this car together?
NPR
Brilliant reviews of Jericho Brown’s The Tradition and Tina Chang’s Hybrida: America’s poets are stepping up.
Acad Amer Poets
Leading champion of poets and poetry, the Academy named two new Chancellors: poets Joy Harjo and Natasha Trethewey.