Poets & Writers

Literary MagNet

 , forthcoming from Orison Books in April, John Sibley Williams confronts the violent side of American history and its effect on our notions of self, fatherhood, and citizenship. “The poems speak of death and cultural roles, privilege and otherness, the little boxes we place one another in, and our often violent attempts to escape them,” Williams says. The poems, which veer from elegiac to declarative to prayerlike, drill down into the beliefs and fears that underpin this violence. “My children are

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Poets & Writers

Poets & Writers22 min read
Conferences & Residencies
POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES application information for writers conferences, literary festivals, and residencies of interest to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators. Applications for the following events are due
Poets & Writers8 min read
Making Sense of Book Events
WHEN the coronavirus pandemic struck in March 2020, Elliott Bay Book Company, like thousands of other book stores around the United States, shut its doors and moved most of its sales online. The year before, the venerable Seattle bookstore had hosted
Poets & Writers3 min read
The Time Is Now
Drawing on a wealth of botanical vocabulary, Canadian poet Sylvia Legris explores themes of nature in her new book, The Principle of Rapid Peering, forthcoming in April from New Directions. In the book, the title of which is derived from early-twenti

Related