Gary Lutz is easily one of my favorite writers. I’ve read each of his collections at least twice, and I…
John Berryman: Poems Selected by Michael Hofmann: A Word-Hoard
I tend to be skeptical whenever somebody recommends a writer to me, especially, for some reason, when it’s a poet…
Wallace Stevens: Poems Selected by John Burnside: A Word-Hoard
I’m in the middle of meandering, moving from place to place, preparing to move to Providence, so it’s fitting that…
E. Annie Proulx’s The Shipping News: A Word-Hoard
Once I’d encountered the word “hive-spangled” (a hyphenated compound that I’d imagine Hart Crane would have enjoyed using if not…