A poetry blog by Abram Newcomer that mixes original Christian-themed formal poems with a weekly series walking through major English poets from Chaucer to Frost. Each installment offers short biographies, a featured poem and notes on meter and technique.
Website: https://whomadetheeyes.com/
Poems, short essays and reflections from poet David Whyte, often prefaced by notes on how each piece came to be written. Issues also include announcements for his live events and material from his Three Sundays Series.
A personal newsletter of reflective essays, poems and album announcements by Kristin Lueke, drawing on daily life in New Mexico with her dogs, garden and rain barrel. Readers get intimate, lyrical writing about presence, grief, patience and small rituals rather than news or advice.
Theophaneia is a literary and philosophical newsletter with essays on Surrealism, poetry and metaphysics, such as a history of Robert Desnos and a critique of natural selection's metaphysical role. Readers get learned, idiosyncratic long-form writing that draws on poets, philosophers and religious thought.
A poet and book reviewer's personal site sharing original poetry and essays, including surreal and emotionally charged pieces on family loss, Jewish ritual and violence in the news. The sampled work is literary and crafted, with strong imagery and a distinct voice.
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