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Poet of the Week

July Westhale

April 12, 2026

Essays

The Poet as Existentialist

by 

Brit Washburn

 &  

March 28, 2026
Bob Hicok

Notes for a job description

by 

Bob Hicok

 &  

March 17, 2026
Bob Hicok

One definition of art: not this

by 

Bob Hicok

 &  

March 14, 2026
Bob Hicok

Human nature

by 

Bob Hicok

 &  

March 10, 2026
Bob Hicok

My Most Recent Position Paper

by 

Bob Hicok

 &  

March 7, 2026
Bob Hicok

Love Poem

by 

Bob Hicok

 &  

March 3, 2026
Bob Hicok

Calling Him Back from Layoff

by 

Bob Hicok

 &  

February 28, 2026
Essays

Pedagogy of the Maimed but Luminous

by 

Ancci

 &  

February 21, 2026
Book Reviews

Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith

by 

Svetlana Litvinchuk

 &  

February 18, 2026
Essays

A Poet’s Coy Inventiveness

by 

Ancci

 &  

February 14, 2026
Essays

On Leila Chatti's Equinox

by 

Ancci

 &  

February 7, 2026
Book Reviews

How to Be Perfect by Ron Padgett

by 

Svetlana Litvinchuk

 &  

February 4, 2026
Book Reviews

In Time by Ethel Rackin

by 

Carolyn Kuebler

 &  

February 1, 2026
Book Reviews

A Review of Chaotic Good by Isabelle Baafi

by 

Ancci

 &  

February 1, 2026
Bob Hicok

This is this

by 

Bob Hicok

 &  

February 1, 2026
Essays

A Resolute Sketch

by 

Anya Johnson

 &  

February 1, 2026
Lists

6 Songwriters to Inspire Your Poetry in 2026

by 

Andreea Ceplinschi

 &  

February 1, 2026
Bob Hicok

Sigh

by 

Bob Hicok

 &  

January 24, 2026
Bob Hicok

Would You

by 

Bob Hicok

 &  

January 21, 2026
Book Reviews

Mother Fur by Nadia Arioli

by 

Andreea Ceplinschi

 &  

January 21, 2026