Colors of Penguin (Books, That Is): Orange for Fiction, Green for Crime . . .
Over the years, many of us have fallen in love with the simple but effective book cover designs of Penguin publishers. However familiar they may seem, there might be a few things… Read More
Sonnet [“She came from Lebanon”] by Edward Clarke Set to Music by Corrado Fantoni
Poem by Edward Clarke set to music by Corrado Fantoni.… Read More
“At the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, I Go Looking for Allen Tate’s Grave” by Christopher Bullard
Christopher Bullard’s long-awaited first full-length collection Back deftly exercises ironic language to take the reader back to the big questions—fate and free will, history and morality, identity and desire—alighting at last upon… Read More
Ernest Hilbert Reads at Legendary Dante Hall in Atlantic City
Just behind the colossal casinos that loom and brood in cold fog from the ocean, tucked away on Atlantic Avenue, is the famous Dante Hall, where Aubrey Rahab Gerhardt continues her incredibly… Read More
Have a Question about a Classic Comic? Need a Nostalgic Trip Back to Childhood? Check Out Mike’s Amazing World of Comics: The Newsstand
We agree. Those old comics are very cool. We used to have boxes of comics stored under our beds, and we'd swap them when we go bored of the ones we had.… Read More
“Ralegh’s Prizes” by Robert Pinsky
“[Pinksy’s] poems are striking in their desire to open wide ... and contain everything, to refuse absolutely to reject anything ... Pinsky’s poems rarely lend themselves to easy and decisive interpretation. (For… Read More
“Cheetahs on the Edge,” a Short Movie by Greg Wilson
Cheetahs are the fastest runners on the planet. Combining the resources of National Geographic and the Cincinnati Zoo, and drawing on the skills of an incredible crew, we documented these amazing cats… Read More
David Yezzi Reads at the Legendary Dante Hall on Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City, in the sea mist, under the looming blood-red TRUMP signs, one finds the classic theater known as Dante Hall, where Aubrey Rahab Gerhardt continues to cultivate her poetry miracle… Read More
Finally, Some Love from Bookselling Giants Barnes & Noble
This is just one of this nice little moments that make you feel a bit better as you wander the city on your lunch break. I stopped into Barnes & Noble on… Read More
Three Demon Poems from Part of the Darkness by David J. Rothman
David J. Rothman is Director of the Poetry Concentration in the MFA at Western State Colorado University, and also teaches at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Denver University, and Lighthouse Writers… Read More
Total Number of People Who Have Visited E-Verse Since Its First Blog Post on October 7th, 2008?
Total number of visitors to this site since October 7th, 2008? What? No. … Read More
“It is Refreshing to Read Poetry that Doesn’t Have to Bullshit about What It Is”: Joshua Mensch Reviews Ernest Hilbert’s All of You on the Good Earth at B O D Y
"There is an essential kindness in Hilbert’s poems, a humanity of perspective that treats even its most abject subjects with humor and empathy, regardless of their foibles. But what makes Hilbert’s poetry… Read More
The Red Silk Thread, an Opera by Stella Sung and Ernest Hilbert, at the University of Michigan Opera Studio Program
Here are some photographs from the workshop performances of my new opera with composer Stella Sung.… Read More
“This Place Was A Shelter” from Necktie Films
Filmmaker Judith Redding made this video for genero.tv’s competition to create the official music video for Ólafur Arnalds’s song “This Place Was a Shelter,” from his latest album, For Now I Am… Read More
Ernest Hilbert Interviewed by Marty Moss-Coane on Radio Times, WHYY
On Tuesday, April 16th, Marty Moss-Coane featured me as a guest on her live WHYY program Radio Times, syndicated nationally on NPR and available on XM and online. The radio ad for… Read More
“Waking” by Henri Cole
There was a parade of humans, mostly naked: a bishop holding a crosier; a drinker with a protruding nose; a man fighting a bird, mounting it, pulling on its beard; a granny… Read More
Ernest Hilbert Reads in Philadelphia with James Arthur, hosted by James Mancinelli of Moveable Beats
Moveable Beats Reading Series Ernest Hilbert Reads with James Arthur, hosted by James Mancinelli Good Karma Café 928 Pine St Philadelphia, PA 19107 (267) 519-8860 Sunday April 21st, 6PM FREE James Arthur’s… Read More
“III Keepers, The Wife, September” from “Misericord” by Anna Evans
Anna M. Evans’ poems have appeared or are forthcoming in the Harvard Review, Atlanta Review, Rattle, American Arts Quarterly, and 32 Poems. She gained her MFA from Bennington College, and is the… Read More
“Portrait, Bust” by Susan de Sola
Susan de Sola's poems have appeared in The Hopkins Review, Measure, and Ambit. She is a David Reid Poetry Translation Prize winner. … Read More
“Koi Pond in Slow Motion” by Alexander Long
Alexander Long is a poet, teacher, book reviewer, essayist, and musician. VIGIL, his first book of poems, was released in 2006 from the New Issues Press Poetry Series. Co-editor of A Condition… Read More
“Never Run Away” by Kurt Vile
Single version of "Never Run Away" from Kurt Vile's album Wakin' On A Pretty Daze. … Read More
“In Perpetual Spring” by By Amy Gerstler
Known for its wit and complexity, Amy Gerstler's poetry deals with themes such as redemption, suffering, and survival. Author of over a dozen poetry collections, two works of fiction, and various articles,… Read More
“To Djuna Barnes, on Nightwood” by Anis Shivani
Anis Shivani is a fiction writer, poet, and critic, based in Houston, Texas. He is the author of the short story collection, Anatolia and Other Stories, published by Black Lawrence Press. Booklist… Read More
“Concerning Plunder” by James Brookes
“For its energy of expression, fearlessness and sheer verbal beauty, Sins of the Leopard is a magnificent debut.” - David Morley… Read More
“Ohio” by Mark Rice
Mark Rice performing on the radio show Stay Tuned on February 12, 2010.… Read More
“Rasmus Nielsen” by Nicholas Friedman
Nicholas Friedman is the recipient of a 2012 Ruth Lilly Fellowship. His newer work appears in The Dark Horse, The New Criterion, The New York Times, POETRY, Southwest Review, and other publications.… Read More
“Women’s Poetry” by Daisy Fried
Daisy Fried is the author of three books of poems, Women’s Poetry: Poems and Advice (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013), My Brother is Getting Arrested Again (Pitt, 2006), a finalist for the… Read More
A Guide to How Shakespeare’s Characters Kick the Bucket
Original concept by Cam Magee. Design by Caitlin S. Griffin. … Read More