Interviews
Daniel Shannon, Alison Osworth, and Sarah Hansen of Qu.ee/r Magazine explain their founding principles.
Poetry
Three poems by Nicole Steinberg.
Books
William Carlos Williams has a lot of things he needs from the store. Is he supposed to apologize for that?
Poetry
The Toast pays a brief tribute to Seamus Heaney, one of the great poets of our time.
Poetry
A selection of poems from a gorgeous collection of Hannah Stephenson's work.
Poetry
Emily Dickinson, master of the n-dash.
Poetry
Texts from J. Alfred Prufrock, somehow.
Humor
A poem and illiustrations made from weird comments by pantyhose fetishists.
Poetry
Poetry from Autumn Giles on loving, and ham.
Poetry
Bewildered-looking baby,
I have wished you something
None of the hangers-on would:
Not the usual stuff
About being majestic,
Or running off a spring
Of dignity and poise -
The Queen and Philip wish you that,
And should it prove possible,
Well, you're a dutiful boy.
Poetry
You must act as though your actions arise from a willingness to keep saying “Yes, and...” like a somnambulist or automaton. You know assumptions are as good as beliefs and that no prizes are forthcoming
Poetry
Daisy Parente on seeing Seamus Heaney and why poetry is sometimes the only thing that will do.
Poetry
after Florence WyleFlo was the artist. I managed the bloodand bones, babies slick with afterbirth,sicknesses like ciphers in the gridworkhallways of the teaching hospital. She gave birthon paper and in wood, bronzewhen she could get it. I saw her sketchingskeletons the first day of Anatomy—we were the only girls