A working poet writes candid personal posts about the poetry business, including competition judging, submissions and the mental attitudes needed to keep writing. Readers get a first-person account of life as a page poet, with updates on pamphlets, events and projects.
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Poems, essays and commentary from poet David Whyte, with context on how and where each piece was written. Readers get reflective writing on love, resentment, nature and everyday human experience, plus material from his Three Sundays Series.
Nelson George writes about Black music, film and culture, mixing interview-based profiles, remembrances and behind-the-scenes accounts of his own projects. Readers get first-person reporting and personal context from a veteran music and culture journalist and filmmaker.
A personal newsletter of essays, poems and love letters by Kristin Lueke, written from her home in New Mexico. Readers get reflective, intimate writing about mental health, nature, pets and slowing down, plus occasional news of her poetry and music projects.
Essays and poetry at the intersection of Surrealism, esoteric tradition, and metaphysical philosophy, including historical studies of figures like Robert Desnos and engagements with thinkers such as David Bentley Hart. Readers get erudite, literary dispatches on the occult, poetics, and the philosophy of mind.
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