Henry Gould may have reconsidered leaving the blogosphere. I really hope so—HG Poetics has been one of the best places to read serious thought about poetry, one which makes me seriously question my own biases.
Kasey Mohammad should remember the first rule of holes: when you're in one, stop digging.
Ron Silliman's been talking about Fanny Howe, and he does a close reading of her poem "Again." Although he focuses on repeating sounds, he can't seem to make himself say "slant-rhyme"—and if the poem were more interesting, he might be right about the trainwreck.
It's not the kind of poem I usually like, but Joseph Duemer's "Stepping over a Ditch & Entering the Woods" took me far from this office at a Navy air base.
Josh Corey has some interesting ideas on the pastoral for his dissertation.
Jordan Davis shares my despair of ever getting a copy of Valery's Analects, made deeper by Nick Piombino's comments.
Malcolm Davidson remembers Clare and Smart at Eeksy-Peeksy.
Stephanie Young presents this poem, among others, from Erin Moure—moving and formally interesting, though too self-consciously self-referential for my taste. I want to read more.
Nada Gordon explains the difference between "Elsewhere" and "Ululations."
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