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“The Publisher of Heaven” [by Ron Padgett]
The Publisher of Heaven I looked at my leg and became a publisher. The day was bright with my leg. The trees laughed quietly, the wind shifting their leaves this way and that, in…
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A Kick in the Ass [by Mitch Sisskind]
When somebody went to prison He'd say they went to college or If somebody was sick he'd say They had the sniffles regardless 0f the cancer raging or whatever They had the sniffles,…
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“That Ship Has Sailed” by Terence Winch [by Stacey Harwood Lehman]
Terence Winch's That Ship Has Sailed (University of Pittsburgh Press) arrived last week, and reading it has given me many pleasurable hours. Here is "Father," a favorite poem that in a few brief lines…
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“Fe” by Sarah Day [Introduced by Thomas Moody]
Sarah Day is the author of nine volumes of poetry, including Tempo (2013) shortlisted for The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, The Ship (2004) winner of the Judith Wright Calanthe Queensland Premier’s Award for Poetry…
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WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: March 1, 2023
Patricia Smith’s latest poetry book Unshuttered was published on Feb 15. Starting twenty years ago at a Connecticut flea market, Smith collected more than 200 photographs of African Americans, each image between 120 and…
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Lally and Winch at KGB Bar Last Night (When We Were Young) [“Poets’ Photos” by Star Black; report from Julia Cohen]
Terence Winch and Michael Lally read at KGB Bar last night when all of us were fifteen years younger. Star Black took their photographs. Julia Cohen's filed this report: <<<On Monday nights, sometimes I…
