“Christmas Tree Worms”: Cynthia Brings You the Cutest Worms You Ever Saw
And they really do look just like Christmas trees . . .… Read More
Feeling Down? Then Listen to J Rabbit’s “Happy Things!”
Who cares if the only words we understand are "Happy Things?"… Read More
“Kenning” by Len Krisak
Len Krisak's most recent books are Ovid on Love, and Virgil's Eclogues, both translations, from UPenn Press. With work in the Antioch, Hudson, PN, and Sewanee Reviews, he is the recipient… Read More
“Otto and the Electric Eel,” a Fun Short Film
A modern adaptation of an Afro-Cuban Yoruba Religion (Santeria) myth, Miami bass legend Otto Von Schirach (playing the role of Chango, god of thunder) battles to keep an inter-dimensional creature (serpent god… Read More
“Spring Dreams (Lacrimosa)” by Ernest Hilbert, from BOMB/OnandOnScreen
Thanks to Mr. Devaney for asking for this poem, written for him. … Read More
99 Life Hacks to Make Your Life Easier
Hey, hate all the impossible Fort-Knox-style packaging you can't get open? Tired of paint dripping down the side of the damned can? Sick of snapping off fingernails when trying to slide a… Read More
Don’t Forget to Breathe
Ernie's recent post about Band of Horses reminded me about a video from 2010 that used that same song, "Funeral." It is a video of Danny MacAskill, one of the greatest trial… Read More
“The Immanent God” by Cale Young Rice
"See your God in the jelly-fish . . ."… Read More
“Severance” by Christina Davis
Christina Davis is the author of Forth A Raven (Alice James Books, 2006) and Raven’s Brew (Firefly, 2008). Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Boston Review, Jubilat, The May Anthologies… Read More
“To a Cat” by Jorge Luis Borges
"Reality is not always probable, or likely." - Jorge Luis Borges… Read More
“All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand” by Ashley Anna McHugh
“All Other Ground is Sinking Sand” is reprinted from Into These Knots (Ivan R. Dee), copyright © 2010 by Ashley Anna McHugh, by permission of the author.… Read More
“Snakes at the Farm” by Kevin O’Shea
"Looking for snakes, I found one . . ."… Read More
“The Avatar Song” by Mark Schorr
Mark Schorr's books include "Conscious Explanations" (Pen & Anvil); "Heart's Ladder", a collection of forty sonnets; the book-length renga sequence "Recovery: 77 Dream Songs"; "One On A Side: An Evening with Seamus… Read More
Cynthia Brings You the “Cheesy” Poetry of the “Chaucer of Cheese”
When I found this great quote from G.K. Chesterton I decided to see if he was onto something. "Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. "… Read More
“Thomas Hood” by Edwin Arlington Robinson
"The man who cloaked his bitterness within / This winding-sheet of puns and pleasantries."… Read More
“Knife” by Grizzly Bear
"There are still bands who 'get' harmony. A great example is Grizzly Bear, an indie band whose four members, Chris Bear, Daniel Rossen, Ed Droste and Chris Taylor all contribute unique vocals… Read More
Final Solutions: Ernest Hilbert Discusses Frederick Seidel’s Troubled First Collection
The latest issue of The Dark Horse contains new poems by the likes of David Mason, Jason Guriel, Nicholas Friedman, and Linda Besner. It also contains a selection of poets writing on… Read More
“My God, It’s Full of Stars” by Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith's two previous collections of poems, Duende and The Body's Question, won the James Laughlin Award and the Cave Cavem Poetry Prize. Life on Mars will be published by Graywolf… Read More
“The Cat and the Moon” by W.B. Yeats
"The cat went here and there / And the moon spun round like a top."… Read More
“Gwin, King of Norway” by William Blake
"Come, kings, and listen to my song."… Read More
“Public Art” by Matthew Zapruder
"Zapruder’s poems are ordered by dream logic that melds the familiar with the mysterious." - Donna Seaman… Read More
Cynthia Says “Come into My Parlor . . .”
These spiders look happy. You almost want to hang out with them!… Read More
“St. Nothing” by Daniel Rossen
From the superb Silent Hour/Golden Mile EP. … Read More
“Dare” by Nate Klug
“Dare” was originally published in Poetry magazine and is reprinted by permission of the author.… Read More
Scholarships Available for New Students at the World of Versecraft MFA Program, Western State Colorado University
Please spread the news about new scholarships available for poets who wish to pursue a low-residency MFA in poetry at Western State University of Colorado. I teach a course on music and… Read More
“The Burning Bush” by Jericho Brown
“The Burning Bush” is reprinted from Please, copyright © 2008 by Jericho Brown, by permission of New Issues Poetry & Prose.… Read More
“Smokehouse” by Jeffrey Harrison
"Harrison's language is exact, sinuous, and compelling, and leads to places we may not have seen before, but know when we arrive. This is a beautiful book." - Henry Taylor… Read More