Poetry off the Shelf: Maya C. Popa and Richie Hofmann
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I wrote a whole book for my mom and for everyone who is missing yours. 🩵a.co/d/bhruFxV

My new poetry book is called ‘Ambush at Still Lake’ - if you’re a pre-ordering sort of person shorturl.at/bjDQR

Here’s my proposal for a (terrifying) rollercoaster that stays completely still

Jonathan Galassi:

Untraditional Mother's Day poem selection:

Tess Gallagher and Louise Erdrich

Poets should not be worried about being replaced by AI, we should be worried about being replaced by small children. A few quotes from my almost five year old:

“The world is three chainsaws”
“Cold things are made of milk, so winter is made of milk”

Jane Hirshfield:

Paul Celan (trans. by Michael Hamburger):

Gwendolyn Brooks:

Oof, this:

Paul Celan (trans. by Michael Hamburger):

4⃣ spots left if you'd like to join us this afternoon!

'patience is everything.'

Rilke (trans. M.D. Herter Norton):

Tomorrow, I'm hosting the brilliant poet & critic Declan Ryan in CWC for a 2-hour session on writing epistolary poems. We'll discuss poems as letters (or letters as poems), poems a “an eavesdropping upon.” There are 10 spots for non-members. Hope to see you tomorrow!…

Etta James: