Ernesto Cardenal — Give Ear to My Words (Psal...

Some religions and some people have very specific ideas about “grace”, and that includes poet Orlando Ricardo Menes. In the carefully constructed “Grace”, he manages to both demystify and remystify what grace is, leaving us with the possibility that at any moment or no moment it ...  Show more

In fewer than two dozen lines, Cyrus Cassells’s poem “Jasmine” offers readers a multisensory, cinematic immersion into late spring life in Rome. Not only is the “sweet, steady broadcast” of jasmine ever-present amid “the joyous braiding of sun and rain”, but there’s also Daria, a ...  Show more

Dana Gioia is a poet, former Chairman of the NEA, and one of America's most insightful writers on the craft of poetry and prose. This is the deepest conversation I've ever had about writing. Dana breaks down the writing process from his first drafts to revision, and shares practi ...  Show more

John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet prominent in the second generation of Romantic poets, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w ...

Craig Arnold, born November 16, 1967 was an American poet and professor. His first book of poems, Shells (1999), was selected by W.S. Merwin for the Yale Series of Younger Poets. His many honors include the 2005 Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize Fellowship in literature, the ...

Jenny and I are lovers of great literature.

We hope you enjoy our weaving together of three great poems by Edgar Allan Poe - "The Raven," "Annabel Lee" and "The Bells." Our production has been a three-day whirlwind of activity - late nights and early mornings. Hopefully ...