The Editors Write: We were ecstatic when Lauren Gordon joined the Radius staff as a contributing editor, and began providing us with her excellent essays on poetry and parenting. Her insight, enthusiasm and dependability have made working with her a … Continue reading→
Self Portrait #12
By Wil Gibson
1.
It is always harvest time in Northern
Illinois. Northern Illinois has an eye to the
autumn all year long. All year long the
summer is met with worry. … Continue reading→
By Jean Macpherson
I never met Philip Levine except through his published words. If I had to write about the one thing that most attracted me to his work it is his fearless ability to express working-class traits with abandon … Continue reading→
By Victor D. Infante
There’s a rhythm to winter in New England, the way it transforms a day into a week, a week into a month. The way you begin to assume nothing will happen as planned, the way you’re … Continue reading→
By Robert Wynne
When brevity is the still the soul of wit, but 17 syllables aren’t quite enough. Based on the popular haiku form, a Longku is a 4-line poem with a strict syllabic pattern of 7-5-7-5. While only 7 … Continue reading→