My kneecap is a magnet for mosquitos./ They assemble under the picnic pavilion/ And form a small cloud.
Take Good Care: An Interview with Mary Ann Samyn
Mary Ann Samyn talks about her first encounters with Emily Dickinson's work, her best advice for writing students, and her new collection.
Two Poems by S. Vijayalakshmi Translated from Tamil
She tells them to believe/ that above all,/ life has been made possible/ only by love.
Cassette
This is a good time/for abandonment, dear silent,/ cold universe with stairs/that go nowhere,/ where are you taking me?
Two Poems by Isabel Zapata and Martha Mega, Translated from Spanish
In your nightmare, you walk slowly underneath an umbrella made out of human/ bones.
Pareidolia Me
My daughter’s sleep/ wave machine/ becomes a granular datum of cheer
Four Poems by Richie Hofmann
Perhaps my need to appear/ happy at all times comes from a fear/ of my true thoughts and desires.
Poems from Yu Nu, Lee Chin-Wen, Xiao Shui, Translated from Chinese
Will some lightly clapping hands remain/ in places where death walked through?
Almanac
The house is endless only in its emptiness, so vast/ there seemed trapped the wind itself.
Review: The Final Voicemails by Max Ritvo
Ritvo refuses to wade with us in our fruitless investigation of life's meaning. Instead, he gives us poetry: affirming, beautiful, and mortal.
Poetry by Asma Jelassi and Widad Nabi, Translated from Arabic
Translations from Arabic by Ali Znaidi of Asma Jelassi's "The Metamorphosed" and Widad Nabi's "This Place is Lit With Memory."
The Word Process: An Interview with Ada Limón
Ada Limón discusses how self-reliance makes you a better writer, silencing outside influences to prevent mimicry, and "the gathering time."