“The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done … “ Tucked into a Grand Central Station pay phone.
American Culture and Poetry in the Internet Age
By Hannah Vogel
Ten Questions: An Interview With Victoria Kelly
For my poet interview, I decided to interview Victoria Kelly. Kelly is both a poet and novelist (author of Mrs. Houdini) and is known for her poetry book When Men Go Off To War in which she uses her personal experience as a military wife. When Men Go Off To War was published in 2015 by the…
The Great Poem Series: Daniel Nester’s “Poem for the Novelist Whom I Forced to Write a Poem”
Featured in the 2003 volume of Best American Poetry, is Daniel Nester’s “Poem for the Novelist Whom I Forced to Write a Poem” which first appeared in the literary magazine, Spinning Jenny . Nester makes use of his voice (which has been praised in his other works including in his novel, Shader), as well as…
Completely Subjective: Linda Gregg’s “Beauty”
Linda Gregg’s “Beauty” was published in the March 25th, 2002 issue of the New Yorker. However, I came across this poem in the 2003 edition of Best American Poetry. Gregg’s poem stands stark on the page as it is centered and short,and I found that the freedom and pluck of both its presence and physical form translated into…