Holes in the Canon: The Hartford Wits and Literary History

/ Eric D. Lehman / Letters & Essays
The architects of the American literary canon have always struggled between aesthetics and the demands of historicity. The Hartford Wits are a sad example of how this tension has become lopsided in favor of aesthetic currency,

Poems: Pattie McCarthy

/ Pattie McCarthy / Poetry
my daughter asked me how babies are made / I told her they're made when a tudor twice / your age fucks you

Poetry Review: Four Books by Sarah Mangold

/ Greg Bem / Reviews
Re: The Goddess Can be Recognized by her Step; Electrical Theories of Femininity; A Copyist, an Astronomer, and a Calendar Expert; and Giraffes of Devotion