“Sonnet LXXVII” by William Shakespeare
Thy glass will show thee how thy beauties wear . . . … Read More
“Alien vs. Predator” by Michael Robbins
"Michael Robbins's poems dissolve like the host on the tongue of a man who realizes he is still drunk from the night before. They are miniature ships in bottles briskly shaken. They… Read More
“On Reading Crowds and Power” by Geoffrey Hill
"Is Hill the greatest living English poet? Many critics (including Harold Bloom) have said as much, since the 1970s, when a few dense books inspired transatlantic admiration. After four decades with just… Read More
Talk about the Deep Blue Sea: Check out this 101 Meter World Record Dive, Directed by Matthew Brown
"Here is William Trubridge attempting to break the world record of freediving the deepest in history . . . diving straight down with no fins, no oxygen, no assistance."… Read More
“Dream Song 77: Seedy Henry rose up shy” by John Berryman
"For I am the penal colony's prime scribe." - John Berryman … Read More
“Poem of the Spanish Poet” Read by Mark Strand
Thanks to C. Dale Young for posting this over at his blog. … Read More
“Olives” by A.E. Stallings
Sometimes a craving comes for salt, not sweet, For fruits that you can eat Only if pickled in a vat of tears— A rich and dark and indehiscent meat Clinging tightly to… Read More
“Some People Just Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Use PhotoShop”: Cynthia Urges You to Go Ahead and Let it Out at Kvetch.com
When you say "degree in relevant field" you have no idea what you're talking about.… Read More
“Comrade Brummell” by Quincy Lehr
Quincy R. Lehr’s poetry, criticism, and essays have appeared in numerous journals in North America, Europe, and Australia. He co-hosts the long-running Carmine St. Metrics reading series in New York City; he… Read More
“Bright-eyed MFA Students Shelling Out Their Moolah to Join This, That, or the Other Fief as Vassals”: Ernest Hilbert Interviews Poet Quincy R. Lehr
Quincy R. Lehr's poetry, criticism, and essays have appeared in numerous journals in North America, Europe, and Australia. He co-hosts the long-running Carmine St. Metrics reading series in New York City; he… Read More
“Sepulchre” by George Herbert
"A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin." - George Herbert… Read More
Cynthia Asks “Can” You Dig It?
Charity is beautiful in so many ways. Here is an amazing charity that adds aesthetic beauty to its donations.… Read More
Bethany’s Top Tidbits from the Book Game Change
The book Game Change was recently adapted into a film starring Ed Harris as John McCain and Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin. The film focuses on Sarah Palin's run for Vice President.… Read More
“Orion” by Adrienne Rich
"Essentially poetry, if it is poetry, does not lend itself to simple readings, to oversimplifications — though people may try to read it that way. It seems to me that the essential… Read More
“Six” from Preternatural Conversations by CA Conrad
"Conrad's work shows us that the body itself is the first source of alienation and estrangement from the self, and is thus the true subject of poetry. Only by engaging this body… Read More
Horns Up!: World Atlas of Metal Band Density Per 100,000 People
Thanks to the metal group for sharing this. … Read More
“Holy Cameos, Batman!”: Medley of All Batman Window Cameos
Thanks to E-Verser Brian for sending this one in. … Read More
“Yeah, I Meant to Do That”: Thai Green Papaya Salad for Spring
Awww, unripe. But don't throw it out! It's good that way. … Read More
“Fear the Poet”
Thanks to E-Verser Dr. Bones in Manhattan for sending this one in. … Read More
“Anschluss” by Luke Bauerlein
Luke Bauerlein's work has previously appeared in the New York Times, Mid America Poetry Review, Think Journal, and elsewhere. He writes and currently resides in West Chester, Pennsylvania.… Read More
“A Rabbit As King Of The Ghosts” by Wallace Stevens
“Far more than Eliot or Pound, Stevens wished passionately to be above all a poet of twentieth-century America and its American English; and he had the luck, as they did not, to… Read More
MutantLand
A Tippett Studio Original Production, Created and Directed by Phil Tippett… Read More
“The Devil Takes Care of His Own” by Band of Skulls
Matthew Hayward, Drums Russell Marsden, Guitar & Vocals Emma Richardson, Bass Guitar & Vocals… Read More
Inaugural E-Verse Equinox Reading Series
Thanks for everyone who came out for the first E-Verse Equinox Reading Series!… Read More
Bethany’s Top 29 Things Learned from Listening to Jackie O
online pharmacy buy zithromax online no prescription pharmacy Background: From March through June 1964, Arthur M. Schlesinger met on 7 occasions with Jackie Kennedy and recorded her recollections of life with her… Read More
E-Verse Equinox Reading Series, Featuring Afaa Michael Weaver, George Green, and Bojan Louis
The inaugural reading in the new E-Verse Equinox Reading Series at Robin's Books, hosted by Ernest Hilbert. Please share and stop by!… Read More
“Ithaka” by C.P. Cavafy, translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard
Bethany asked that I run this poem today along with her top five list. "Ithaka" was Jackie Kennedy's favorite poem. She requested that it be read at her funeral. … Read More
Ernest Hilbert’s Poem “Ice Dwellers Watching the Invaders” in the New Issue of Academic Questions
My poems "Ice-Dwellers Watching the Invaders" and "Liberty Leading the People" appear in the new issue of Academic Questions, a print and online publication from the National Association of Scholars. Both poems… Read More