THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE “if you don’t mind a touch of hell now and then” ~ Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Women over 65 remember what it was like before Roe v. Wade became the law of the land. That's why they are voting for Kamala.

In the 8 years since the establishment of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, we have longlisted 122 titles from 29 languages. You can now browse and purchase titles from these lists in one place, all while supporting local bookshops: uk.bookshop.org/shop/WomenInTr…

Don’t forget to register for the 19th Draft Reading Series literary festival: Archive of Care. Please visit draftreadings.com to sign up and attend this virtual event. Thanks to Toronto Arts Council & Toronto Arts Foundation for funding this event.

Indigenous Peoples and #Canada have lost a champion. The #NFB mourns the passing of Murray Sinclair (1951-2024), former Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His determination, wisdom & kindness will always be remembered → bit.ly/HtSMSdoc

Good morning, friends. Here's a poem from my new book, The Last Song of the World, which has just been released by BOA Editions.

Our new issue, AI FUTURES, is here. Evgeny Morozov (evgenymorozov.bsky.social) leads a forum with ⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 Terry Winograd Brian Eno Schneier Blog Brian Merchant Edward Ongweso Jr Wendy Liu Sarah Myers West Amba Kak. Plus Sophia Goodfriend lily hu @jabirached_ terry nguyễn & more. bostonreview.net/memberships

“I’m unhappy, mostly, when I’m not writing, unless I’ve just written something, in which case I’m euphoric because I don’t have to try and write something again.” —Louise Glück buff.ly/47LSE9u

November 23

I wrote a poem in response to a Taylor Swift poem with Matthew Zapruder (for the anthology Invisible Strings, edited by Kristie Frederick Daugherty), up on Parade today: parade.com/books/best-rea…

Our general submission period ends this Saturday! Submissions for #poetry, #fiction, and #creativenonfiction are open! Poets: don't forget to check out our current 2024 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Contest as well! Don't stop be-leafing in your writing! thefiddlehead.ca/submit

We are accepting submissions for our Poetry Contest until the end of the month! Poets who have not published a book at the time of submissions can send us 3–5 poems, no longer than 10 pages. All guidelines below: kenyonreview.org/submit/poetry-…

“It’s a hard time to be human.”

My inability to express myself is astounding. —Mary Ruefle

I only wrote one poem last year and it's in this week's New Yorker newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…

Here’s my poem “Ode to the Melting of I.C.E.” From my forthcoming book “Portrait of the Artist as a Brown Man.”

Clarice Lispector 4-book cover design New Directions Books

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Always a favorite. Raymond Carver • Where Water Comes Together With Other Water

Happy World Poetry Day! To celebrate the occasion, we are making The Poetry Review modern archive freely available for the next 24 hours for everyone to enjoy the best in international poetry. Click here to take advantage of this offer! bit.ly/4irqvug 📚