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Poetry Day is the Best Day
Every day (every week, every month) at Literary Hub is poetry day. Today, however, is Poetry Day. Here, deep in the middle of the cruelest month, Poetry Month, we offer a cross section of contemporary...
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Remembering the Poets Who Fought For Irish Independence
I write it out in a verse— MacDonagh and MacBride And Connolly and Pearse Now and in time to be, Wherever green is worn, Are changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born....
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Why Can’t Irish Writers Escape the Sea?
The Martello tower on the coast south of Dublin, where stately plump Buck Mulligan begins Ulysses, receives thousands of visitors each year, filled as it is today with Joycean paraphernalia and the...
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An Incomplete Guide to Literary References in Twin Peaks
Hey, did you know that there’s a new season of Twin Peaks? Oh—you did? Why, have people been talking about it? And scene, with my sincere apologies. Like many of you, I’ve been thinking about David...
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The Most Anthologized Poems of the Last 25 Years
Recently, I spent a few days searching through the contents of short fiction anthologies to figure out the most frequently anthologized short stories of the recent past. The results were useful, and...
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5 Poems to Appease the Infamous Welsh Christmas Horse Skeleton
The holiday season is upon us, bringing with it mistletoe, chestnuts roasting on an open fire, and skeletal horses demanding entrance to our homes. Yes, it is nearly time for the annual appearance of...
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Sex, Drugs, Rock n’ Roll, and Mystical Poets
“God gave rock n’ roll to you, put it in the soul of everyone.” –Kiss, singing in the sequel to Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey. HOW TO (SAY) FUCK AND MEAN IT Beth...
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