The Ghost Apple

In 1862, Christina Rossetti published No, Thank You, John: a poem about a woman (quite firmly) rejecting the affections of … More

Poetry Postmortem #10: Love in the Asylum

After falling ill at the famed Chelsea Hotel, Dylan Thomas was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital where he succumbed to … More

“Burn, then, little lamp; glimmer straight and clear—Hush! a rustling wing stirs, methinks, the air…”—Emily Brontë, The Visionary A young … More

“These born to judge as well as those to writeLet such teach others who themselves excel.” —Alexander Pope, An Essay on … More

Charles Simic famously said that the prose poem “has the unusual distinction of being regarded with suspicion not only by … More

“A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.” —W. H. Auden A recent … More

Their eyes were on me like little cocktail cherries swirling around the glass. Fat with moisture, almost pink, And I … More

Books Read: Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation by Emily Van Duyne, Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler, The Obscene Madame D … More

Author’s Note: This morning, at 4:23am, my little brother was born. There are twenty-seven years between us, and this is … More

Author’s Note: ‘Aberconwy Fable’ was originally published in the Bel Espirit Newspaper. I am a frequent writer for their magazine, … More