[private]her night thoughts
My baby wails. That I may rest
I offer him a rubber breast
And soon as waves by oil suppressed,
He quiets. An underhanded trick
Yet practical and politic-
He cries for bread.… continue reading...
Editor’s Note
The Contemporary Poetry Review is pleased to publish selected letters to the magazine, some of which have been edited for content and clarity. The editor can be contacted here.… continue reading...
As Reviewed By: David J. Rothman
Read David Rothman’s elegy here: “Going Like Hello”
“All I want to do is have a little fun before I die.”… continue reading...
Taking the Occasion by Daniel Brown. Ivan R. Dee, 2008.
Reviewed By: John Foy
In a market flooded with poetry, and so much of it so poorly made, you need a reason to pick up a new book.… continue reading...
Word Comix by Charlie Smith. Norton, 2009.
The History of Forgetting by Lawrence Raab. Penguin, 2009.
Blind Rain by Bruce Bond. Louisiana State University Press, 2008.… continue reading...
For those familiar with Philip Larkin’s work, the title of this short essay will seem to offer a juxtaposition so improbable as to be laugh-out-loud funny-rather like that old joke staple, the tiny book titled German Humor, or the admittedly unlikely prospect of a panel at a New Formalist conference on “The Achievement of the L-A-N-G-U-A-G-E Poets.”… continue reading...
As Reviewed By: Jan Schreiber
The task of the critic is judgment. I hope to unravel the complexities of judgment, as it applies to works of literature, and specifically to poetry.… continue reading...
