Poems of Exile, Introspection and Self-Discovery (Cicadas, Too)
New collections from Akwaeke Emezi, Solmaz Sharif, Colm Toibin and Phoebe Giannisi.
New in Paperback: ‘Second Place’ and ‘Lady Bird Johnson’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Newly Published Poetry, From Gaza to Zoom Rooms and More
A selection of new poetry collections, from Mosab Abu Toha, Marlanda Dekine, Basie Allen, Shane McCrae, Ama Asantewa Diaka, Mary Jo Salter, Eloisa Amezcua and D. Nurkse.
Review: ‘Continuous Creation,’ by Les Murray
Les Murray’s posthumous collection “Continuous Creation” highlights both his crankiness and the rough magnificence of the landscape he loved.
Book Review: ‘Rapture and Melancholy: The Diaries of Edna St. Vincent Millay’
Seven decades after Millay’s death, “Rapture and Melancholy” paints a picture of artistic triumph, romantic tumult and a daily life that descended into addiction.
Review: ‘Best Barbarian,’ by Roger Reeves
In “Best Barbarian,” Roger Reeves riffs on Western tradition to challenge its omissions and expand its political and artistic possibilities.
Review: ‘Venice,’ by Ange Mlinko
Again and again in Ange Mlinko’s collection “Venice,” quotidian events generate nightmarish overtones.
Review: ‘Keats: A Brief Life in Nine Poems and One Epitaph,’ by Lucasta Miller
Robert Pinsky reviews Lucasta Miller’s “Keats: A Brief Life in Nine Poems and One Epitaph.”
Review: ‘Who Do You Think You Are,’ by Dana Levin
In “Now Do You Know Where You Are,” the poet Dana Levin learns to write again and comes to terms with personal and political trauma.
Review: ‘Canopy,’ by Linda Gregerson
In “Canopy,” her seventh collection, Linda Gregerson mourns for humanity and the earth even as she clings to signs of personal connection.
Essay: What Is Poetry?
“Poetry leaves something out,” our columnist Elisa Gabbert says. But that’s hardly the extent of it.
The First Fully Illustrated Selection of Pablo Neruda’s Question Poems
“Book of Questions,” the Nobel laureate’s last great work of poetry, is lyrical, meditative, philosophical. Is it also for children?
Ocean Vuong’s Reading List
“I feel truer to myself while reading than I do experiencing the world through my body — so any chance to read is ideal for me.”
Are China and the United States on a Collision Course to War?
Kevin Rudd’s “The Avoidable War” examines the possibilities of a disaster and the ways China and America can avert it.
Review: ‘The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures,’ by Paul Fischer
In his new book, “The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures,” Paul Fischer investigates the life — and mysterious disappearance — of Louis Le Prince.
Hannah Gadsby Moves From Stage to Page
The Australian comedian brings distinctive flair to the structure and tone of her memoir.
Mourning Songs for Lives, and Art, That Could Have Been
Memoirs by Samantha Hunt, Natalie Hodges and Ashley Marie Farmer transform grief into literature.
Book Review: “Supertall,” by Stefan Al
Stefan Al’s “Supertall” is a thoughtful inquiry into the new generation of skyscrapers, which are taller and more ubiquitous than their predecessors.
Everything We Wanted to Know About David Shields (and Already Asked)
His new book is composed entirely of questions posed in interviews over his long career.
The Appalling Treatment of a Prisoner at Guantánamo
“The Forever Prisoner,” by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy, tells the story of a man who has been held captive by the C.I.A. for 20 years.
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