Poetry of the City with Cynthia Cruz
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.
Martin Luther King Jr. & the Poetic Imagination
By Suzanne Wise, Staff Writer
Posted Jan 21, 2019
A rundown of poetry books inspired by the great civil rights leader, all of which can be found at the Poets House library.
Poetry of the City with Federico García Lorca
By Rigoberto González
Posted Jan 18, 2019
A look at Federico García Lorca’s poem “City That Does Not Sleep” and its “bleak critique of modernity and capitalism.”
Chapbook Digitization Project Launches with Kathleen Fraser’s Change of Address
By Suzanne Wise, Staff Writer
Posted Jan 16, 2019
Poets House debuts Chapbooks of the Mimeo Revolution, a digital showcase of small-press gems, including Kathleen Fraser’s first collection.
Poetry of the City with C. P. Cavafy
By Rigoberto González
Posted Jan 10, 2019
An examination of a poem by C. P. Cavafy in which “the city triggers memory, keeps receipts, and preserves the details of personal tragedy and transgression.”
Writing and Teaching in a Time of Crisis: Lessons from June Jordan with Suzanne Gardinier
By Suzanne Gardinier
Posted Jan 8, 2019
Suzanne Gardinier discusses how June Jordan’s radical teaching and writing resisted divisions, formed alliances, and spoke to urgent political realities of the time.
Poetry of the City with Walt Whitman
By Rigoberto González
Posted Jan 2, 2019
Rigoberto González explores the poem “Mannahatta,” Whitman’s ode to “a skyline made of iron and cement.”
Book Report: Literary New Year’s Resolutions
Posted Dec 31, 2018
The Poets House staff share their personal goals and plans for reading, writing, and literary doings in 2019.
Poetry of the City with Percy Bysshe Shelley
By Rigoberto González
Posted Dec 27, 2018
A look at Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias” as a cautionary tale of the end of a great king and his empire.
Wintry Woodcuts and Holiday Cheer from the Poets House Collection
By Amanda Glassman, Librarian and Archivist
Posted Dec 24, 2018
Celebrate a poetic holiday with picks from Poets House’s special collections, including books and cards by Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, and T. S. Eliot.