“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
James Fenton and Durs Grünbein at the 92nd Street Y
James Fenton will be introduced by Richard Howard. Durs Grünbein will be introduced by Michael Eskin, who will also be reading English translations of Grünbein’s work.… Read More
Two Advent Poems by James Matthew Wilson
James Matthew Wilson teaches in the Department of Humanities and Augustinian Traditions at Villanova University and is an editor of Front Porch Republic (frontporchrepublic.com). He has published many essays, poems, and reviews,… Read More
“Hymn to Aphrodite” by Sappho, translated by William Hyde Appleton
Come then now, dear goddess, and release me . . .… Read More
“ROSA” by Jesús Orellana
"ROSA is an epic sci-fi short film that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where all natural life has disappeared."… Read More
E-Verser Cynthia Sends in Her Seasonal Picks
"Here are my kick-off picks for Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanza!"… Read More
How Many Bookshelves Does a Man Need to Be Happy?
You will never really have enough. … Read More
It’s Official: This is the Worst Music Video of All Time
The blog Dangerous Minds asks "could Alternate Reality’s 'The King That Never Was' be the worst song and music video of 2011? You tell me. The video starts out with the aesthetic… Read More
“The Dead” by Mina Loy
"Loy has been labelled a Futurist, Dadaist, Surrealist, feminist, conceptualist, modernist, and post-modernist. Experimenting with media in her artwork, she moved from oil to ink by World War I, then lighting fixtures… Read More
“Mobius,” a Short Film by Vincent Laforet
A short film about a photojournalist who stumbles upon a cartel execution and supernatural events in the the "Zone of Silence" in Mexico. Starring David Lyons, Luis Moncada, Edward Mora, and Marco… Read More
“Evening Solace” by Charlotte Brontë
"Averse to personal publicity, we veiled our own names under those of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell; the ambiguous choice being dictated by a sort of conscientious scruple at assuming Christian names… Read More