Smithsonian
Feature on Bryan Doerries’ Theater of War: The important work begins in discussion. The play is the vehicle used to get there.
LA Review of Books
Read this interview with John Freeman as he discusses poetry, politics, and his new forthcoming collection Maps.
The Guardian
Garth Greenwell reflects on his journey: When I sang opera, the things that had been sources of shame were sources of value.
The Washington Post
Review of Maggie Smith’s latest collection Good Bones: the writing is honest, compassionate, and graceful.
Poets & Writers
Watch George Saunders’ acceptance speech for the 2017 Man Booker Prize, which he received for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo.
CT Book Award
Okey Ndibe wins 2017 Connecticut Book Award for Non-Fiction for his Never Look An American In the Eye.
New Republic
Solmaz Sharif quoted in article on erasure, Trump, and the power of obliterating ones own words and the words of others.
The New Yorker
Review of Eileen Myles’ Afterglow: a wry, gorgeous, psychedelic effort to plumb the subject of dog-human partnership.
The New Yorker
Listen to this poetry podcast where Charles Simic and Paul Muldoon come together to read and discuss work by Sharon Olds.
New York Times
The NYT asks the question: Where Have All Our Heroes Gone? and cites Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith among current exemplars.