In the 1830s Alexis de Tocqueville prophesied that American writers would slight, even despise, form--that they would favor the sensational over rational order. He... Læs mere
The ‘red list’ of Stephen Cushman's new volume of poetry is the endangered species register, and the book begins and ends with the bald eagle, a bird that bounded back from the verge... Læs mere
In this striking collection, scraps of the overlooked, and distasteful - a prostitute passed in the street, the speaker's own forgotten dreams, toothless dogs rolling in deer offal - become occasions to meditate on the rich experiences from which we too often turn away.
In his second collection of poems, Stephen Cushman explores, appraises, and celebrates many different forms of connections - domestic, social, historical, and religious. With an... Læs mere
Stephen Cushman’s Keep the Feast sings in the tradition of the psalmists and devotional poets, offering an intimate, ecstatic doxology, both exultant and indicting, spiritual and... Læs mere