A review of Melissa Crowe’s poetry collection, “Lo,” winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize.
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The Mechanics of the Death Penalty, Vividly Depicted By Men In Its Grip
An interview with the curator of “Ghosts Over the Boiler,” a collection of poetry and prose written by men on Alabama’s death row.
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“The Beauty of Small Presses Is That They Are Small, Especially in Their Attentions”: an Interview with Han VanderHart of River River Books
An interview with Han VanderHart about their poetry at River River Books.
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The Best Southern Books of August 2023
The best Southern books of August 2023.
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A True Story of Institutional American Racism: Len Lawson’s “Negro Asylum for the Lunatic Insane”
A review of Len Lawson’s collection of poetry, “Negro Asylum for the Lunatic Insane.”
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Absence, Possibility, and Power: A Poet-on-Poet Interview with Stacey Balkun and C.T. Salazar
A conversation between Stacy Balkun and C.T. Salazar on language and landscape.
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“This Way of Communicating That Is Within, Beyond, and Between Language”: An Interview with Destiny Hemphill
An interview with North Carolina poet Destiny Hemphill on her first full-length collection, “motherworld: a devotional for the alter-life.”
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Resilience and Fortitude Prevail in “Gay Poems for Red States”
Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr.’s work reminds readers that the pursuit of positive changes in society are necessary and forever in development.
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Margaret Ray on Thunderstorms, Witness, and Florida
An interview with Margaret Ray on her new collection, “Good Grief, the Ground.”
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A Hauntingly Beautiful Collection: Courtney LeBlanc on “Her Whole Bright Life”
An interview with poet Courtney LeBlanc.
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