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July 4, 2017 3 min read

For all the universal themes covered—love, family, grief, origin—one of the most engrossing is Chen’s handling of self-doubt Read More

Appreciations: Derrick Austin’s “Summertime”

August 31, 2016 6 min read

Every month, “Appreciations” looks closely at a poem or poems from recently-published books by LGBTQ poets Read More

July 28, 2016 4 min read

Derrick Austin, in his rich and layered debut collection, wades the reader into the shallows and depths of art and longing Read More

May 3, 2015 5 min read

Two recent collections express documentary impulses in contemporary poetry Read More