“On the Backs of American Bison,” b: william bearhart
“Songs of the Spavinaw,” Ruth Muskrat Bronson
“Freeway 280,” Lorna Dee Cervantes
“Leviathan,” Laura Da’
“These Hands, If Not Gods,” Natalie Diaz

“Relic,” Jennifer Foerster
“An American Sunrise,” Joy Harjo
“The Damned: Our Blue Yodel No. 9,” Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
“Inupiaq Women,” dg nanouk okpik
“Dear New Blood,” Mark Turcotte

poet laureate fellow

“I no longer see survival as a solitary act, but as a collective one.”

From “Dear Reader—Reaching Toward Community in a Time of Winter” by 2024 Poet Laureate Fellow Julia Bouwsma

from our archive

Listen to a conversation between former Chancellor Sharon Olds and Emmy Award-winning actress Cynthia Nixon on the enigma of Emily Dickinson, as well as their approaches to their individual arts.

pick of the week

Iconic Puerto Rican poet and philosopher Giannina Braschi will read a scene from her new work Putinoika (FlowerSong Press, 2024). Renowned literary critic Arnaldo Cruz-Malavé, professor of Spanish and comparative literature at Fordham University, will lead a discussion with Braschi on the creation of new noises, new values, and new genres. Friday, November 15, 6 p.m. ET at Instituto Cervantes, 211-215 East 49th Street, New York, NY 10017. (Sponsored)

Lambda Literary’s Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices

Applications are now open for the 2025 virtual writers retreat. Apply by December 8 at 11:59 p.m. ET. (Sponsored)