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Tribute

Louise Glück

A genuine gift for friendship
Rachel Mannheimer
October 19, 2023
Essays

The Ghost of Henry Dumas

Since his mysterious death, the poet's spirit has haunted my family
Treasure Shields Redmond
July 11, 2022
Books

Charles Simic

Stephen Yenser
April 1, 2002
Books

The Richard Siken Effect

How Crush changed American poetry—and found a second life online
Richie Hofmann
September 8, 2025
Sepia-toned image of Mary Oliver by the sea
Books

Is Mary Oliver Embarrassing?

Shame seemed like an obstacle to appreciating the poet. Instead, it became the key to understanding her work.
Maggie Millner
September 2, 2025
Black-and-white photo of Ellen Bryant Voigt writing at her desk in 2015
Tribute

Ellen Bryant Voigt

Four poets remember a singular mentor
Catherine Barnett,
Victoria Chang,
Meghan O’Rourke,
and
Carl Phillips
October 28, 2025
Essays

An Incomplete Mentorship

Ellen Bryant Voigt helped me become the writer I am today. After a falling out, we never spoke again.
Rachel Jamison Webster
October 30, 2025
Seamus Heaney surrounded by books at London’s Royal Society of Literature in March 1995
Books

Searching for Seamus Heaney

What I found when I resolved to read him
Elisa Gonzalez
December 15, 2025
On Writing

My First Book Outed Me

How writing poems changed the course of my life
Carl Phillips
January 26, 2026
Black-and-white photo of James Schuyler in the hallway of the Chelsea Hotel, New York City, 1988
Books

James Schuyler’s Genius

Why our greatest poet of the everyday has become a poet of the moment
Mae Losasso
March 16, 2026