In a 1998 article in UNLV Magazine, the author claimed, “This is unusual, I know, but I never revise. If I write a poem and it’s not there, I don’t go back and try to refine the experience because that wouldn’t be true to time.... Read More

“Seems like this being freedmen’s not what it’s cracked up to be,” says the soldier-narrator. His journey begins with his Ol’ Master riding up to announce the end of the Civil War, and carries him through the Western frontier... Read More

Ask a parent of teenagers to describe their children’s behavior and emotions, and the result will likely begin with “I don’t understand why they do these things!” But, asked the same question, teens may very well say that they... Read More

This poet contemplates the natural world with deep and soulful attention, and then, with simple words sparely arranged, verbalizes the relationship between Earth and the human spirit. She provides the modern voice of the spirituality... Read More

Terry Blackhawk’s exquisite first book of poems is one of the reasons why poetry remains an important literary force in a world where so much language is reduced to sound-bites, voice-overs and the collapsed linguistic short-hand of ad... Read More

"Between Heaven and Here", the seismic new novel by Susan Straight, has received deservedly high praise from readers and reviewers alike since its release this fall by McSweeney’s Books. This haunting story, written in not one but many... Read More

"The Essential Jay Macpherson" is a must for poetry enthusiasts, if only to experience the pleasure of deciphering the complexities of a brilliant mind. "The Essential Jay Macpherson" is an anthology of the award-winning poet that... Read More