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There’s a Surprising Reason Why Donald Trump Is Obsessed With Taking Us Back to the 1950s
Jonathan Farmer
May 19, 2025
5:35 AM
He Used to Write About Movies. Now He’s America’s Most Prominent Guide to Poetry.
Jonathan Farmer
April 13, 2025
5:45 AM
How Humor Makes a Poem Especially Alive
Jonathan Farmer
March 27, 2019
12:18 PM
Two Poets Find the Astonishment in Everyday Suburbia
Jonathan Farmer
June 09, 2016
7:45 AM
Lonely, Beautiful Poems About Iranian Immigrants in Sweden
Jonathan Farmer
April 07, 2016
7:45 AM
Shane McCrae Writes Poetry Like a Man Trying to Outrun Racism
Jonathan Farmer
Jan 07, 2016
9:30 AM
The Harder Carl Phillips’ Poems Look for Beauty, the Further They Get From Home
Jonathan Farmer
Nov 04, 2015
9:30 AM
Mark Doty’s Poetry Is More Than Accessible—It’s Tough and Gorgeous
Jonathan Farmer
Sept 10, 2015
11:53 AM
I Wish Critics Would Stop Talking About How “Powerful” Elizabeth Bishop’s Poetry Is
Jonathan Farmer
July 09, 2015
9:30 AM
At First Glance, These Two Poetry Books Have Nothing to Say to Each Other. That’s the Whole Point.
Jonathan Farmer
June 02, 2015
6:00 AM
Is the Proper Unit of Poetry the Poem or the Book?
Jonathan Farmer
April 07, 2015
9:30 AM
If You Read These Poems for Perfection, You’re Doing It Wrong
Jonathan Farmer
Feb 04, 2015
9:36 AM
Philip Larkin, Pretending to Be Himself
Jonathan Farmer
Nov 05, 2014
1:19 PM
The Genius Poet Whose New Book Makes Race Ferociously Real
Jonathan Farmer
Oct 09, 2014
11:44 AM
Is a Poem a Sacred Space?
Jonathan Farmer
Aug 06, 2014
8:56 AM
I Don’t Like Reading Patricia Lockwood’s Poems. You Should Still Read Her New Book.
Jonathan Farmer
June 02, 2014
11:34 AM
Can an Atheist Write Christian Poems?
Jonathan Farmer
April 08, 2014
10:33 AM
Erica Dawson’s Poems Read Like Wile E. Coyote Right After Running off the Cliff
Jonathan Farmer
Feb 06, 2014
7:43 AM
The 10 Best Poetry Books of 2013
Jonathan Farmer
Dec 04, 2013
7:01 AM
The Best Book of Poetry Anyone’s Written This Year
Jonathan Farmer
Oct 11, 2013
12:07 PM
