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Thinking of PVT Huy Robert Horowitz on the Anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944)
During World War II, my father served in the 94th Infantry Division (Company G, 301 Infantry). — sdl
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Alicia in Wonderland: What it’s like to be the only American and only woman in the contentious Oxford Professor of Poetry election [by A. E. Stallings]
It began as quickly and unexpectedly as falling down a rabbit hole, or passing through a mirror—an e-mail arrived, out of the blue, from one of the previous holders of the position, the critic…
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“Pitching a No-Hitter on LSD” [by Walter Carey]
It may be the accomplishment of which he was proudest. He had pitched a no-hitter on LSD. Not even his teammates knew. On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates no-hit the…
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A Fountain Pen [by Lera Auerbach]
Japanese Ink on Paper by Lera Auerbach I think all poets should receive a fountain pen for each birthday. A fountain pen would remind them that someone loves them. It will also reinforce the…
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Two Poems (by Mitch Sisskind)
Yeats/Koch 1. Eagerly I await my Yeats book — that is,The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats Which I've ordered on Amazon from A Goodwill store in San Francisco. 2. Koch said, 'I want you…
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Five Recent Poems I Love [by Dante Di Stefano]
The following five poems were written by poets I deeply admire: Adam J. Gellings, Faisal Mohyuddin, Abby E. Murray, Nicole Santalucia, and Leah Umansky. I admire these poets because of their work, but also…
