John Palattella

John Palattella is Literary Editor of The Nation. His essays and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including The Nation, London Review of Books, and Bookforum.

Gravity and Fire

The Outernationale by Peter Gizzi.

  • John Palattella

ZONED

The Totality for Kids by Joshua Clover.

  • John Palattella

Extended Play

Elizabeth Bishop's Edgar Allan Poe & the Juke-Box.

  • John Palattella

All About Her Mother

The Midnight by Susan Howe. 

  • John Palattella

Say Goodbye to Everything

Blue Hour by Carolyn Forché.

  • John Palattella

Review: Karmic Traces

By Eliot Weinberger. 

  • John Palattella

Review: Poems for the Millennium

From Fin-de-Siècle to Negritude.

  • John Palattella
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