Writing

The Bear by Galway Kinnell In late winter

Te Deum by Charles Reznikoff Not because of victories

Render, Render by Thomas Lux Boil it down: feet, skin, gristle,

The Language of Love by Rodney Jones It has taken thirty-five years to be this confident

Poetry by Marianne Moore I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond

All She Wrote by Harryette Mullen Forgive me, I’m no good at this. I can’t write back. I

so you want to be a writer? by Charles Bukowski if it doesn't come bursting out of you

Dawn by James Laughlin Often now as an old man

In the old days a poet once said by Ko Un In the old days a poet once said

Language by W. S. Merwin Certain words now in our knowledge we will not use again

Anybody Can Write a Poem by Bradley Paul I am arguing with an idiot online

While Writing by Noelle Kocot Someone inside says, "Get busy."

The Politics of Narrative: Why I Am A Poet by Lynn Emanuel Jill's a good kid who's had some tough luck. But that's

What He Thought by Heather McHugh We were supposed to do a job in Italy

what it means to be avant-garde [excerpt] by David Antin and i was thinking about this while i was flying

Leo Said by Eileen Myles you've gotta

Q & A by Terence Winch How important is theory in this poem

Night School by Micah Ballard Off hours

The Novel as Manuscript by Norman Dubie I remember the death, in Russia

Potentially Interesting & Secretly Devastating by Tina Brown Celona is never to give away your secrets

Poetry is by Emilio Villa poetry is evanescence

The Gift by Chard deNiord All I did was write them down

Inert Perfection by Edna St. Vincent Millay “Inert Perfection, let me chip your shell

To a Young Poet by Edna St. Vincent Millay Time cannot break the bird's wing from the bird

Dear J. by Kazim Ali It should be a letter

Poetry by Alfred Kreymborg Ladislaw the critic

In Portraits in Seasons by Danielle Pafunda As a feral thing would. As a dead leaf

Poetry by Monica Ferrell There is nothing beautiful here