Born in 1950 in Lynn, Massachusetts, John Yau is not only a celebrated poet, but he is also a curator and art critic. Traces of his art background can be seen in his unique use of language in such collections as Borrowed Love Poems, Radiant Silhouette, and Further Adventures in Monochrome. His poem “Overnight” appeared…
I keep seeing these reels on Instagram known as “kindness content,” and if you’ve been on any social media in the past few years, I’m sure you’ve seen it too. In case you don’t know, they are produced by people filming themselves helping out random strangers by giving them wads of cash or surprising them…
Natalie: Hi Izzy, let’s talk about Elaine Equi’s “Avoidance.” Izzy: I’m so excited. [The editors giggle. Giggle giggle giggle.] Natalie: So, what did you initially think of the poem? Izzy: I was really confused. I understood where the poem was coming from with the idea of avoidance and procrastination, but I feel like I got…
Jeffrey Harrison was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1957. After graduating from Columbia University- during which he worked with various poets including Kenneth Koch and David Shapiro, Harrison went on to teach at many educational institutions like George Washington University and Phillips Academy where he was a Writer-in-Residence. Currently, he resides in Massachusetts with his…
“How will you live with and within yourself under the umbrella of America?” – Adam O. Davis, The Best American Poetry 2021 This question was the spark for the award winning poem, the “Interstate Highway System,” a poem that inspires a deep wanderlust in the reader as well as reflection. The author of this poem,…
As a modern day female, I don’t have to ask permission to learn, speak, or play sports. To live in a world where education, independence and self expression as assumed rights are in actuality a privilege that is taken for granted. Yet, the history of women’s rights reminds us that such freedoms were not freely…