Laying Poems Away: A discussion of “The Ambition Bird” by Anne Sexton

Passion Shields Its Servants: A discussion of “Souvenir of the Manassah Ball” by Lorenzo Thomas

Don’t Refuse to Breathe: A discussion of Frank O’Hara: “Song (Is it dirty)” & “Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed)”

The Whole World Smiles: A discussion of John Giorno’s “Everyone Is a Complete Disappointment”

Present Plans Succeed: A discussion of Dodie Bellamy’s “Vomit Journal”

Woot of the Century: A discussion of “Welter” and “Static” by Douglas Kearney

Rhetorical Happenings: A discussion of Hoa Nguyen, “Long Light.”

Nothing Made of Ink: A discussion of seven poems by Lisa Fishman

Untranslatable: A discussion of Armand Schwerner’s “Tablet 25” & “‘daddy, can you staple these two stars together to make an airplane?’”

Downgraded to Scribble: A discussion of four poems from Dead Winter by Matvei Yankelevich

Paw Mouthings: A discussion of Maggie O’Sullivan’s “Hill Figures” and “To Our Own Day”