Eileen Myles is the weird poet that the mainstream is finally starting to accept. Here’s an essay from Stephanie LaCava at The Millions on how social media helped to push Myles’s historically ignored avant-garde world into the mainstream.
Chelsea Girl
Writerly Humility
“I couldn’t tell if a poem I was writing would come to anything or not until the last line was there. That’s always been my method. I may have revised less than some other poets, but I think I write as much crap as anyone.” Kaveh Akbar interviews Sharon Olds about inspiration, contemporary poetry, and rejection letters for Divedapper. Pair with this Millions piece, featuring seven editors looking back on their rejection styles.
Judging an Author by the Cover
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A Longjohn’s Journey Into Night
For only $1,750, you can buy Eugene O’Neill’s monogrammed boxers at Johnnycake Books.
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Re-launched Poetry Archive
The Poetry Archive re-launched a week ago, which is great news for anyone who wants to browse through recordings of poets reading their work.
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NEA’s new literary director
Meet Ira Silverberg, the National Endowment for the Arts’s new literary director.
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