SIMON:I wrote this poem in the early nineties. It's interesting to write about homelessness because it's a real visible manifestation of something that's not working properly in society. SIMON:These ...

To see the difference between these three terms, think of a house where the whole building is the poem's form, the rooms are the poem's structure and the furniture is the poem's language It is crucial ...

We stayed inside so long. The moss is calling us. The leaves, the little flickers — bow down. Major Jackson’s mesmerizing fifth collection, “The Absurd Man,” conveys profound physical presences: ...