A close look at Phillis Wheatley’s subversion of Neoclassical poetry in “On Being Brought from Africa to America.” Part 1 of 5 on the theme of home.
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Epic Voices
Eleven fall programs explore the epic form from ancient to contemporary.
Interview: Writer & Literary Zine Editor Kevin Killian Talks Xerox Coup d’État
Taking over the state with feminism, inclusivity, and a punk-rock approach to publishing poetry.
An Expanded Digital Home for Poetry
Poets House unveils a new website, blog, and digitized chapbooks!
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From the Archives: Édouard Glissant & Derek Walcott in Conversation about the Epic
A debate about the long poem between two giants of Caribbean literature at Poets House in 1991.
From Poets House Fellowship to Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize
This year’s Yale Younger Poets Prize winner Yanyi recounts the community he found through his 2015 Poets House Emerging Poets Fellowship.
Featured Event
Oct
16
The Little Magazine
Curated by Sophie Seita, this exhibition examines the contributions small press magazines have made to the development of poets and to national and international cultural & political movements.