Cheryl Dumesnil: Falling Into Place
Poet Cheryl Dumesnil talks about why her children are her gurus, San Francisco as a font of poetry, and how she knows when a poem is ready to publish. more »
Grown
For weeks, I mistook Bea for a teenager. Her eyes were so big, and she kept her hair cropped close and never wore makeup. She was spindly, and her gait was clumsy. Her face was a thin oval, as though two crescent moons were looped together. Bea was... more »
Three poems
This week, we've brought back Arlene Ang's three poems, "rest : stop," "through blinds," and "that time my upper lip swelled up" from Issue 6. more »
Jessa Crispin: The Accidental Tastemaker
Jessa Crispin, founder and editor of Bookslut, on her erudite litblog, the publishing industry, and the best reads of 2009. more »
Swear
I’m in the car with my childhood sweetheart. We’re lost on hometown streets, houses lined up like headstones. more »
Three Pieces
Ourselves, a Resurrection For Gavin Cross Do you remember the church built three times upon itself we visited in Italy? How, with each descent, the stairways narrowed, until we stood in that dank room, surrounded only by stones the color of... more »