Literature

Intro Wherein Michael J. Wilson pens a brief, brilliant love letter to Hart Crane; Joseph Salvatore praises the perspective gained from ancestors both biological (his father, and his cousin Rocky…

Photo by Charles Bernstein February 12th, 2019 Hauser & Wirth Gallery, NYC Organized by Zoe Brezsny   Long-time friends, Cecilia Vicuña and Will Alexander came together for the first time…

Intro Wherein Jana Martin lauds the “Sunbelt-oddness-filled” and “hot blast evangelism” of Joy Williams, Paul Cohen tells how Saul Bellow’s words stalked him across a continent and turned him into…

We continue our “Best of 2018″ series curated by the entire Entropy community and present some of our favorite selections as nominated by the diverse staff and team here at…

Intro Wherein Thaisa Frank discusses Laurence Sterne, Samuel Johnson, and the Throne of Bolivia; Bill Lessard muses on Charles Baudelaire, pin-up; Hank Cherry lauds the realism and self-promotion of Denis…

Intro Wherein Michael A. Ferro regales us with tales of reading anti-plotter David Foster Wallace. Chris Campanioni makes up words (a tactic I hold in high esteem) as he discusses…

In May 2018 I was invited to give a keynote speech at a symposium held at the Literarisches Colloquium in Berlin. The broader symposium focused on the realities of African…

Intro Wherein you will learn of David Leo Rice’s ten mental locks, Marcy Dermansky’s ability to see romance in the confluence of pierogis and roaches, how Stephen Dunn’s poetry makes…

[T]he trained hand does not forget its skill. –Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1950 Your past is on loop turn it off see this possible future and be in it –Björk,…

I’m changing the format here a bit. I’ll have some words on the month’s contributions at the end. For now, let us celebrate the contributors. Kerry Cohen was just on…

In shimmery, lean language, Melissa Stephenson has produced a stunning memoir, Driven, which is about cars, death, life, and ultimately, momentum. It’s a book that is miraculously full of heart,…

The summer I turned fourteen, my best friend Katie was in love with the chiseled lifeguard who presided over her community pool from his chair high up in the heavens.…

  Danielle Susi: In the introduction of the anthology, you note that you began your conversation with Nightboat in 2017, so I’m wondering how long it took to compile and…

Jamie Townsend: Hi Ted, thanks for taking the time to talk with me. I want to start off asking you about In Brazen Fontanelle Aflame‘s relationship to Oakland specifically, but…