A Poetry Congeries with John Hoppenthaler: September 2011
A Poetry Congeries begins its third year with this issue.
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Congeries - September 2011
A Poetry Congeries begins its third year with this issue.
Stephen Burt - Poetry
Stephen Burt is Professor of English at Harvard. His books include The Art of the Sonnet, with David Mikics, and Close Calls with Nonsense: Reading New Poetry;
Brenda Hillman - Poetry
Brenda Hillman is the author of eight collections of poetry, the most recent of which are Pieces of Air in the Epic (2005) and Practical Water (2009). She is Olivia Filippi Professor of Poetry at St. Mary’s College of California, and works with CodePink. She lives in the Bay Area.
Yousef el Qedra translated by Snounu et. al. - Poetry
Yousef el Qedra is a young poet and playwright living in Gaza, Palestine.
Elyse Fenton - Poetry
Elyse Fenton is the author of the poetry collection Clamor, which won the 2010 University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize
G.C. Waldrep - Poetry
G.C. Waldrep's fourth collection, Your Father on the Train of Ghosts—in collaboration with John Gallaher—was released in April 2011 by BOA Editions.
Lia Purpura - Poetry
Lia Purpura’s recent books include On Looking (essays, Sarabande Books), a Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award,
Lauren Shapiro - Poetry
Lauren Shapiro received a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Brown University and an M.F.A. in Poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
Sam Pereira - Poetry
Sam Pereira’s work appears in American Poetry Review, Antioch Review, Five Points, Poetry, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere.
Qwo-Li Driskill - Poetry
Qwo-Li Driskill is a Cherokee (non-citizen) Two-Spirit/Queer activist, writer, and performer.