Editor’s Note
“How can I know what I think till I see what I say?”
—E. M. Forster
Sub Rosa, meaning under the rose, was a term used in ancient Rome to mean something happening or done in …
by Brian Doyle
Here are some things we thought were true about members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, which of course we knew not one such person, growing up in a …
Derk Olthof
I
Chipped green glass paves oil soaked paths between the
walls of multihued abandon—metal
flesh stacked on cinderblocks, our bodies obscenely
displayed according to their years of waste. Tangential
chariots, a hundred horses in our mouths,
each horse kneels, bleeding …
Tyler Singleton
We are the street-side
fire jugglers.
The girl dancing barefoot
with a candle
in her bouquet of orchids.
Old men playing guitar
with our backs against the wall.
We only know the tightropes
of our nerves,
and look
how well we do
with no solid …
The Moth & The Flame is definitely a band worth paying attention to. Their
first album blends space- and art-rock with dreamy melodies and thoughtful lyrics,
and the band has been featured in SLUG magazine, Salt Lake …
Inscape: Much of your poetry concerns itself with not knowing and with listening to the unknowable. How does a poet cultivate that ability to listen?
W. S. Merwin: We must want to listen. In reality, we …
Inscape: What kinds of things inspire you to write a poem?
Maureen mclane: That’s a great, though complicated question. I realize that I am inspired by something when I have a particular feeling. Maybe a sense …
Inscape: It seems obvious to me that your poetry is strongly anchored with a sense of place. Could you talk about place and what part it serves or should serve in a poem?
Neil Aitken: Margaret …
It’s said that Gertrude Stein wrote every morning from four in the morning until ten. I, myself, am not a poet of will. There are definite benefits in scheduled writing, in spending time everyday with …
