Karl Kirchwey

Karl Kirchwey is the author of seven books of poems. “Bridge 14 FEB. 45” is part of a long poem-in-progress called MUTABOR. He is a Professor at Boston University, where he serves as Associate Dean of Faculty for the Humanities.
Sketch with scene from column capital at St. John the Divine, New York. Illustration by Laura Padilla Castellanos
Poetry

Bridge 14. Feb. 45

Karl Kirchwey
June 28, 2021
A stack of old issues of The Yale Review. Courtesy Pentagram
Poetry

Five Goldfinches

Karl Kirchwey
April 1, 2019
Marble sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons, ca. A.D. 260–270. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Poetry

Three Sarcophagi

Karl Kirchwey
April 1, 2019