Poem of the Week
Poem of the Week
Jun 11 2012
Mark Wunderlich: "A Servant's Prayer"
This week we’re featuring a poem by Mark Wunderlich, runner-up from our latest Editor’s Prize issue. Wunderlich is the author of The Anchorage, which was published by the University of… read more
Poem of the Week
Jun 04 2012
Jesse Graves: "The Kingdom of the Dead"
This week we’re kicking off summer with a poem by Jesse Graves. Graves teaches writing and literature classes at East Tennessee State University, where he is Assistant Professor of English. … read more
Poem of the Week
Apr 29 2012
David Kirby: "If Any Man Have an Ear, Let Him Listen"
This week we’re featuring our prize-winning poet, David Kirby, from our brand-spanking-new Spring 2012 Contest issue, TMR 35.1. Kirby is the author of numerous books, including The House on Boulevard St.:… read more
Poem of the Week
Apr 22 2012
Larry Levis: "Labyrinth as the Erasure of Cries Heard Once Within It or: (Mr. Bones I Succeeded. . .' Later)"
This week we’re featuring a poem by the late great Larry Levis, a co-editor of TMR in the late seventies, as well as an award-winning and amazingly influential poet and… read more
Poem of the Week
Apr 14 2012
Amy Newman: "The Day After The Dean of Michigan State College Admits Him To Lansing Sparrow Hospital For Rest, A Naked Theodore Roethke Barricades Himself Behind A Hospital Mattress"
[This text is also available online as part of our TextBox anthology.] This week we’re featuring another poem by Amy Newman from our Fall issue, 34:3. Newman’s fourth book of… read more
Poem of the Week
Apr 03 2012
Gregory Fraser: "The Great Northeast"
This week we’re thrilled to publish a new poem by Gregory Fraser. Fraser is the author of two poetry collections, Strange Pietà (Texas Tech, 2003) and Answering the Ruins (Northwestern,… read more
Poem of the Week
Mar 17 2012
Cynthia Marie Hoffman: "The General's Report"
This week we’re featuring Cynthia Marie Hoffman’s previously unpublished poem, “The General’s Report.” Runner-up in poetry for our Editor’s Prize this year, Hoffman is the author of Sightseer, winner of… read more
Poem of the Week
Mar 09 2012
Brian Swann: "Pavlova"
Our feature this week is a previously unpublished poem by Brian Swann. Swann’s new collection of poems will be published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Pavlova Through the open window… read more
Poem of the Week
Feb 24 2012
Lynda Hull: "Counting in Chinese"
[This text is also available online as part of our TextBox anthology.] This week we’ve dug up a classic by Lynda Hull. This poem was first published in the… read more
Poem of the Week
Feb 18 2012
Melissa Broder: "Mercy"
This week we’re serving up a new poem by Melissa Broder. Broder is the author of two collections of poems, most recently Meat Heart. Poems appear or are forthcoming in Guernica, Redivider, Court Green,… read more