Back Draft: Cynthia Cruz
August 23, 2018
The poet on perfectionism, surrendering control, and a poetry that reflects the practical realities of American life today.
Ben Purkert
Back Draft: Heather Christle
July 11, 2018
The poet discusses the spark of life in a poem and the intersection of the imaginative and the political.
Back Draft: Carl Phillips
May 3, 2018
The inaugural installment of a new series about the revision process in poetry. First up: Carl Phillips.
An Inspired Time for American Poetry
October 19, 2017
Fifteen debut poetry collections that define the cultural moment.
Raising the Dead
September 27, 2017
An author’s visitation seems, in my students' eyes, a resurrection.
