Monthly Archives: February 2011

Two Poems by Antoinette Brim

Posted on February 28, 2011 by admin

Lilith muses aloud By Antoinette Brim A woman can: be the mother of all, the mother of God or the woman who hung the scarlet thread be the woman who gleaned, the woman who judged or the woman whose hair … Continue reading →

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Poem by Tony Brown

Posted on February 27, 2011 by admin

What is Poetry? By Tony Brown 1. a hat in the middle of a quickly cleared dance floor in a connecticut italian club regie announces “brenda’s purse got stolen along with all the cash she needed to get home to … Continue reading →

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Elegies for Poets

Posted on February 27, 2011 by admin

By Victor D. Infante When we began plotting out content for Radius, elegies for poets made its way onto the list pretty quickly. In the first instance, it was a reaction to an atrocious few years and the loss of … Continue reading →

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Radius: Patricia Smith, Victor D. Infante, Mckendy Fils-Aime

Posted on February 26, 2011 by admin

For our regular “Radius” feature, we’ll be inviting some of our favorite poets to share a poem, and to discuss the poets that influenced them, as well as the emerging poets whom they feel deserve a wider audience. Since somebody … Continue reading →

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Drawing a Line

Posted on February 26, 2011 by admin

By Victor D. Infante We’ve become accustomed to the same, facile discussions of poetry being repeated, ad nauseum: “Is slam poetry really poetry?” (Yes); “Does poetry  have to originate from a university program?” (No); “Are MFA programs valuable?” (Yes); Is … Continue reading →

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