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Jesus and the Mongrel Dog ^[private]

By Shane McCrae

I still don’t know if Jesus was the dog or Jesus

See Jesus doesn’t make himself

Apparent like I might have thought he would’ve

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Heaven in Heaven ^[private]

By Shane McCrae

I see visions in my head of Heaven

I see what I’m pretty sure is Heaven

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I Wanted to Place an Ocean

By Tyree Daye

The fields of Rolesville belong to my kinfolk, dead and alive.

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Poetry Poster #12: David Mason

By David Mason

April 15, 2013

This month's poster features a poem from David Mason. It appeared in our Spring 2013 issue on The Business of Literature. To download a high-resolution PDF of this image, click here. [...]

Poetry Poster #11: Victoria Chang

By Victoria Chang

February 22, 2013

This month's poster features a poem from Victoria Chang. It appeared in our Fall 2012 issue on The Female Conscience. To download a high-resolution PDF of this image, click here. [...]

Poetry Poster #10: William Baer

By William Baer

January 25, 2013

"Tracking Shots," from our Winter 2013 issue on Classic Hollywood.

American poetry

Photograph by Fred Viebahn

An Interview With Rita Dove

By Claire Schwartz

"The Poet Edgar Allan Poe: Alien Angel," By Jerome McGann

Defending 'The Jingle Man'

By John S. Sledge

The Collected Poems of W. S. Merwin (two-volume set). Edited by J. D. McClatchy. Library of America, 2013. 1531p. HB, $75.

W. S. Merwin, the Eternal Apprentice

By John Freeman