A Reading of The Correspondence of Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell at the 92nd Street Y
In her first letter to Robert Lowell, dated May 12, 1947, Elizabeth Bishop wrote, "I was supposed to read, too, up at the YMHA Saturday evening but couldn't make it, and I… Read More
“High Heel” by Erica Dawson, in the Best of the Barefoot Muse
An anthology of the best poems that appeared in the online journal, The Barefoot Muse, 2005-2010, selected and arranged by Anna M. Evans, including poems by Mike Alexander Tiel Aisha Ansari Peter… Read More
“The Words That Maketh Murder” by P.J. Harvey
"What if I take my problem to the United Nations?"… Read More
Happy New Year from Everyone at E-Verse!
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne! For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne. We'll take a… Read More
“Cryptid” by Ernest Hilbert in the New Issue of The Edinburgh Review
Edinburgh’s oldest literary journal and released three times a year, The Edinburgh Review has been transforming the critical landscape since 1802. Issue 133 features poetry by Paul Muldoon, Ernest Hilbert, Jen Hadfield,… Read More
“That’s Why I Talk Money Like a Pool Sharp. It’s All Survival; Forgive Me”: Charles Bukowski Learns the Literary Hustle After Quitting His Job
Thanks to E-Verser Brian for sending this one in. … Read More
Books Read or Reread in 2011
Another year gone already? Strange. I never seem to spend as much time reading as I'd like. I imagine others share my dismay when I realize that yet another twelve months have… Read More
“&: A Serial Poem” by Daryl Hine
"For his control of learning and wit I can think of few poets alive who can approach him. There are very few poets as good as Daryl Hine and almost none like… Read More
“The Galilean Moons” by Kathleen Jamie
Kathleen Jamie (b. 1962) spent much of her early poetic career answering the question posed by the disapproving elders in her famous poem 'The Queen of Sheba': "whae do you think y'ur?".… Read More
“Romance” by Wild Flag
Most of the comments on YouTube are "hey, it's that chick from that show on TV!"… Read More
Ernest Hilbert’s Reading at St. Paul’s Chapel on Boxing Day
I had the rather humbling honor of reading three of my poems at St. Paul's Chapel at 200 Broadway, nicknamed the 9/11 Chapel, with the Trinity Bach orchestra and choir, under the… Read More
“Schnaps Das War Sein Letztes Wort” by Onkel Tom Angelripper
Merry German metal Christmas!… Read More
“The Savior must have been a docile Gentleman” (1487) by Emily Dickinson
"Mr Higginson, Are you too deeply occupied to say if my Verse is alive?" - Emily Dickenson… Read More
“Hedgehog” by Paul Muldoon
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Paul Muldoon was given an American Academy of Arts… Read More
“Chelsea Hotel” by Ernest Hilbert in the New Issue of The Edinburgh Review
Edinburgh’s oldest literary journal and released three times a year, The Edinburgh Review has been transforming the critical landscape since 1802. Issue 133 features poetry by Paul Muldoon, Ernest Hilbert, Jen Hadfield,… Read More
Ernest Hilbert Reads at St. Paul’s 9/11 Chapel in Manhattan with Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra conducted by Julian Wachner
On Boxing Day, December 26th, at 1PM, I will read from Auden’s “Christmas Oratorio” as well as from my own poems alongside performances of Bach cantatas by The Trinity Choir and Baroque… Read More
“Please” by Allan Peterson
"Peterson has a remarkable way of connecting diverse aspects of being. He touches on the subtle images he sees by exploring a vision beyond the momentary. His titles alone hint at the… Read More
“’Good Taste Is the Excuse I’ve Always Given’” by Ernest Hilbert
All of You on the Good Earth by Ernest Hilbert (scheduled release in 2013) guides the reader through chambers occupied by visionary gravediggers and spaced-out movie stars, frenzied dropouts, sullen pirates, and… Read More
“Existential Horror Santa” and Other Scary Santas
It's surprising that kids aren't more scared of a fat old hermit who enters their houses once a year in the dead of night, and these guys aren't helping! Welcome to Scary… Read More
6th ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival
The ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival is calling for entries for the 6th competition to find the best poetry films! Entries should be short films based on poems. Prizes in the competition will… Read More
“Eight Types of Christopher”: Eight Clerihews by Neil Garr
Neil Garr is an obscure but important author of Clerihews about gentlemen named Christopher. No, that is not a picture of him. That's Christopher Logue, RIP. … Read More
Ernest Hilbert’s Poem “Internet K-Hole” in At Length Magazine’s “Telephone” Project
At Length is a venue for ambitious, in-depth writing, music, photography, and art that are open to possibilities shorter forms preclude. As a print-friendly online magazine, we create ways for readers, listeners,… Read More
“A Hundred Bolts of Satin” by Kay Ryan
“Each poem twists around and back upon its argument like a river retracing its path; they are didactic in spirit, but a bedrock wit supports them.” - Meghan O’Rourke … Read More
“Lot’s Wife” by Anna Akhmatova, translated by Max Hayward and Stanley Kunitz
"No one in my large family wrote poetry. But the first Russian woman poet, Anna Bunina, was the aunt of my grandfather Erasm Ivanovich Stogov. The Stogovs were modest landowners in the… Read More
“How to Be a Sensitive Poet” by Matt Groening
A simple guide to becoming a poet . . . … Read More