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moon, california villanelle, dean rader

Poetry: ‘California Villanelle’

a weathered red barn in a dry field beneath a blue sky in point reyes, california.

Poetry: Point Reyes

interior of the los angeles central library’s rotunda, with frescoed walls and a glowing art deco chandelier suspended from a mosaic tiled dome.

Poetry: ‘Poem’

alta journal poem two, dog

Poetry: ‘Aversion Training’

alta journal poem one, lantern

Poetry: ‘Passages’

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portrait of langston hughes by edward weston

Vigilantes at the Door

smother, rachel richardson

Power of Friendship

mojava ghost, forrest gander

The Neverending Story

lynne thompson, blue on a blue palette, book, poetry

Radical Joy

my body is paper, gil cuadros

Writing for His Life

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rangikura, tayi tibble

Interview with Tayi Tibble

arthur sze, silk dragon ii, translations of chinese poetry, book review

Found in Translation

rudolph valentino, poetry, verse, illustration

The Latin Lover’s Affair with Verse

san francisco blues, jack kerouac

Kerouac’s Ghost

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james cagney

Poetry Spotlight: James Cagney

bound together 2023, poetry

Bound Together 2023: Poetry

5 18, poem, temporality, stephen ratcliffe

Five Poems by Stephen Ratcliffe

stephen ratcliffe, poet

‘The Walt Whitman of Bolinas’

richard diebenkorn, ocean park

Art As Muse

brandon shiimoda, hydra medusa, poems, poetry, dreams, speculative talks, book review

Blood Inheritance

courtney faye taylor, vickie vertiz, bh fairchild

Where We Are Now

rosebud awards, poetry book, ada limon, hurting king

Rosebud Awards: Best Poetry Book

gary snyder, gary snyder collected poems

Gary Snyder: Three Poems

ada limon

Ada Limón Explores the Language of Love

ayodele nzinga was named the first poet laureate of oakland, california, in june 2021

Oakland’s Ayodele Nzinga Forges New Memories

tracy k smith

Tracy K. Smith’s Many Voices

jim harrison

Special Section: The Last Poems of Jim Harrison

jim harrison, poem, weeping birds

Poem: ‘Weeping Birds’

forrest gander

Poetry: The Nature of Intimacy

holiday books, poetry

Poetry

jim harrison

Jim Harrison’s Force of Habit

jim harrison, wooden bear

Poem: ‘The Speed of Dark’

jim harrison poem ghosts

Poem: ‘Ghosts’

jim harrison, pencil sharpener

Poem: ‘The Whisper’

jim harrison poem she

Poem: ‘She’