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Accessible Difficulty

Hoa Nguyen's new poetry spans the cosmological and the political–and makes life seem profoundly necessary.

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Back-to-School Poetry Reading

New poetry from Kristen Case, Tyehimba Jess, Khadijah Queen, and Timothy Yu.

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Announcing the 2016 Winner of Boston Review’s Annual Poetry Contest

Congratulations to Cori A. Winrock, winner of this year's contest!

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One Long Poem

A stunning trove of letters from Elizabeth Bishop to her therapist sheds light on the personal secrets that shaped her poetry.

Heather Treseler

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Summer Poetry Reading

New books to savor in the summer sun.

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The Sound of Her Voice

Lily Blacksell interviews Sarah Howe.

Sarah Howe, Lily Blacksell

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What Have We Done?

David Baker's virtuosic poems express ideas through the senses.

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A Different Mountain

Review of Rebecca Wolff's One Morning—

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Questioning Creativity

Poetry reading Q&As can be revelatory or awkward, dreadful or wise.

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Wear Your Wig

Terrance Hayes riffs on pop culture to explore black identity.

Christopher Spaide

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Elusive Particles

Rae Armantrout draws on the language of physics to explore modern life.

Lisa K. Perdigao

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Spring Poetry Reading

Poems to savor beneath flowering trees.

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