The Art of Falling
The force of gravity in the lyrics of Andrew Motion
By Langdon Hammer Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Ollie Ollie Oxen Free
Shades of grief in the verse of Catherine Barnett
By Langdon Hammer Monday, March 4, 2024
Five Poems
“Where but to think is to be full of sorrow,” “Unoccupied Time,” “Still Life,” “How to Prepare,” “Ars Poetica”
By Catherine Barnett Monday, March 4, 2024
Song Gatherer
The ghostly Cantares Mexicanos, as rendered by Edgar Garcia
By Langdon Hammer Monday, December 4, 2023
A Quicksilver Maker
The worldly verse of Lorna Goodison
By Langdon Hammer Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Apollo and Dionysus
Henri Cole combines the formal and the sensual
By Langdon Hammer Monday, September 1, 2008
Confluences of Sound and Sense
Kay Ryan’s idiosyncratic approach to the commonplace