Un Lio Bestial Un Lio Bestial
In his poetry Roberto Bolaño gave himself over to the subversive, to antiheroes, ballad and saga.
Mar 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Forrest Gander
A Test of Poetry A Test of Poetry
More than any other American poet, George Oppen begs us to consider the elusive relationship between aesthetic and political responsibilities.
Jan 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / James Longenbach
A Human Pledge A Human Pledge
The most important American love poet in living memory, Robert Creeley celebrated the body and its ambivalent desires with a touch as light as a song.
Jan 2, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Susan Stewart
The Madman and the Poet The Madman and the Poet
In a new collection of poems by the mentally ill Czech dissident Ivan Blatný, the world and the poet's interpretations of it are continuously transforming.
Dec 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Paloff
A Kind of Waiting Always A Kind of Waiting Always
A new book of Rod Smith's poems maps the geometry of social life in thoughts and phrases.
Dec 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
Dreamlife Without Angels Dreamlife Without Angels
John Ashbery has given us the ideal poetry for the Information Age.
Nov 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Playtime Playtime
The Surrealist dissident Raymond Queneau turned his writings into a lab for his experiments, and the results are still exhilarating.
Nov 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Mark Polizzotti
Godzilla in Mexico Godzilla in Mexico
Listen carefully, my son: bombs were falling over Mexico City but no one even noticed. The air carried poison through the streets and open windows.
Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Roberto Bolaño
The Imperfectionist The Imperfectionist
Reconsidering the life and legacy of avant-garde artist and poet Francis Picabia.
Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Revolutionary Devotion Revolutionary Devotion
Communism, Catholicism and radical Modernism meet on the dissecting table of César Vallejo's poetry.
May 3, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Roberto González Echevarría