New York Times
Political poetry is hot again. Tracy K Smith, our current USPL, explores why and how through the work of a few contemporary poets.
The Guardian
An interview with Robin Robertson: “Writing poetry has very little to do with the intellect.”
Buzzfeed
Natasha Trethewey’s new collection Monument feels timely, but she’s been reckoning with America’s sins for decades.
PEN America
Thrilled for Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Dunya Mikhail, Jenny Xie, and Adam Zagajewski, longlisted for the PEN America Lit Awards!
The Atlantic
Review of Rowan Ricardo Phillips’ The Circuit: Phillips keeps the pages turning with an easy yet exacting style and keen observations.
Lit Hub
Read from Andre Dubus III’s “Love is the Sky” a short story included in his collection The Cross Country Runner.
The New Yorker
Forrest Gander, Terrance Hayes, and Jenny Xie included in The New Yorker’s The Best Poetry of 2018.
Book Forum
Review of Rowan Ricardo Phillips’ The Circuit: Sports are a microcosm of life—it’s how you play the game.
GQ
Jeff Tweedy and George Saunders talk about ambition, writing, creativity—and where they find it.
New York Times
Cornelius Eady, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Major Jackson, and Jericho Brown featured in Black Male Writers for Our Time.