Honoring Kathleen Fraser (1935 – 2019)
Poets House pays tribute to the poet Kathleen Fraser, whose first book, Change of Address, launched our new chapbook digitization project. She passed away this month.
…Audio Roundup: Black Poets Honoring Black Poets
Posted Feb 19, 2019
A gathering of highlights from our audio archives, featuring prominent black poets discussing the work and legacy of other influential black writers.
Books in Love: Tête-Bêche and Dos-à-Dos Bindings
By Amanda Glassman, Librarian and Archivist
Posted Feb 14, 2019
Get in the Valentine’s Day spirit with books that are head-over-heels (and head-to-toe) in love—all from the Poets House collection.
Take Five: Q & A with Rosebud Ben-Oni on Verse & the Multiverse
Posted Feb 11, 2019
Poets House six-week workshop instructor Rosebud Ben-Oni talks about writing to get to the next poem, string theory, and more.
Take Five: Q & A with Neil Shepard on the Saving Graces of Revision, Music & More
Posted Feb 8, 2019
Poets House instructor Neil Shepard discusses “the sanctity of the first draft” and other thoughts on the craft and practice of poetry.
Petrarch’s Hangover: An Argument in Five Sonnets
By Monica Youn
Posted Feb 7, 2019
An exploration of disproportion in the Petrarchan sonnet structure, looking at a James Joyce-designed necklace and poetry from the 14th century to the present.
Take Five: Q & A with Michael Broder—Classicist, Publisher & Poet
Posted Feb 5, 2019
Poets House instructor Michael Broder discusses his teaching and influences on his writing, including his background in Ancient Greek and Latin literature.
Poetry of the City with Victor Hernández Cruz
By Rigoberto González
Posted Jan 31, 2019
An exploration of “the collusion and collision of peoples and cultures” in the poetry of Victor Hernández Cruz.
Simply Another Angle to the Collage
By Eléna Rivera
Posted Jan 29, 2019
Poet Eléna Rivera presents a writing exercise that “separates the word from the grip of syntax, from the mind that thinks that it knows best what it wants to say.”…
Poetry of the City with Cynthia Cruz
By Rigoberto González
Posted Jan 24, 2019
A look at a poem by Cynthia Cruz, who uses “the fragment and a truncated rhythm” to depict a speaker at odds with a city’s opulence.