Author of Wonder Strikes: Approaching Aesthetics and Literature with William Desmond. Co-author of Byung-Chul Han: A Critical Intro Editor of New Verse Review
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For years, my father fell asleep watching a documentary about a man who lived a solitary life in a hand-built cabin in Alaska. This is my strange poem about that strange nightly ritual. Many thanks to THINK journal for giving it a home.
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I’m not Catholic but I am a Christian and regardless of that, this is a work that is sorely needed in the world today. Intelligent thoughts, inspired by faith, on the value and responsibilities of being human and stewarding our tech and ourselves in these troubled times.
You can pick up the paperback for 50% off and free shipping through the Wipf and Stock website with the coupon code: "CONFSHIP"
I am excited to announce The Intimate Strangeness of Poetry: William Desmond and Literature (@wipfandstock) , featuring Desmond, @DunsSj @matt_wickman @TakeshiMorisato @TerenceJSweeney @TomDEvelyn @Sophiologist_ Cyril O'Regan, Caitlin Smith Gilson, Paul Camacho, and others!
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Thanks to @newversereview for publishing "Muzzleloader Season." Here's the beginning, click on the link to read the whole thing. @NHfishandgame newversereview.com/issue-3-4…
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The submission period for our December issue closes in just 6 days. DO send us your poems!
One of the all-time great @weirdstudies episodes, and not only because @DunsSj gets a well-deserved shout-out!
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Humanists should be snobby about the fact that they are stewarding a tradition that stretches back thousands of years rather than doing busy work involving little technical puzzles. Instead they find dumb “research” niches to fill because STEM gave them an inferiority complex.
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While all of us who are fortunate enough to be a part of the modern day literary renaissance owe @DanaGioiaPoet a debt of gratitude, @WisebloodBooks debt is both material and emotional. His relentless efforts have helped Wiseblood to not only grow, but to become one of the essential and foundational organizations of the contemporary literary revival. His faith in our mission has invigorated, and re-invigorated, us over the years, inspiring us to continue this work even when things seemed (and in fact were) too daunting and demanding.
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"The Robot Killed the Working Man"--a good new one from Zach Bryan
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Thank you for letting "Muzzleloader Season" find a home in this journal that values narratives and dramatic monologues. Can't wait to read the whole thing!
NVR's 2026 Halloween issue is now available! Featuring poems by @PoetForest @jennifereeser @katieabeswick @timothygreen @dpatsheehan @MidgeGoldberg @s_e_ashbach Timothy Steele, Orlando Ricardo Menes, Susan McLean, Matthew Buckley Smith, Ellen Kaufman, Gregory Emilio, and others.
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Congratulations to @ashlandmfa faculty @JcScharl and Katie Hartsock on their selection to the 2026-28 Literary Cohort of the USC Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, a cohort directed by @DanaGioiaPoet! dornsife.usc.edu/iacs/gid/
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@newversereview is edited by @ashlandmfa's own @StevenEKnepper, and the 2026 Halloween mini-issue just dropped, if you need plans tonight or, you know, any other point this week: newversereview.com/issue-3-4…
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Today at NVR, a translation feature from Amit Majmudar that ranges from Horace to the Bhagavad-Gita to Dante to Goethe to Baudelaire. Vampires! Infernal poodles!
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Steve (@StevenEKnepper) is amazing. He does so much good in the field of literature and religion. It's a pleasure--and an honor--to be part of this volume.
I am excited to announce The Intimate Strangeness of Poetry: William Desmond and Literature (@wipfandstock) , featuring Desmond, @DunsSj @matt_wickman @TakeshiMorisato @TerenceJSweeney @TomDEvelyn @Sophiologist_ Cyril O'Regan, Caitlin Smith Gilson, Paul Camacho, and others!
I am excited to announce The Intimate Strangeness of Poetry: William Desmond and Literature (@wipfandstock) , featuring Desmond, @DunsSj @matt_wickman @TakeshiMorisato @TerenceJSweeney @TomDEvelyn @Sophiologist_ Cyril O'Regan, Caitlin Smith Gilson, Paul Camacho, and others!
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If you are in the Philly area on October 20, please join us for an evening with Ryan Wilson @dpatsheehan @MG_Mangan0 @everseradio and please share with anyone you know who might be interested in coming.
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Today, Elijah Perseus Blumov writes about the Epic of Gilgamesh!
"If all art, as I believe, constitutes an attempt to wrestle with the mystery and terror of human mortality, Gilgamesh is the most straightforward work of art that exists, an (ahem) Ur-text..."
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A big thank you to @RealClearBooks for including @DanaGioiaPoet's catalogue with commentary of Philip Larkin's poetry books in today's links!
