During this summer’s ninetieth anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War, Rain Taxi reflects on the enduring legacy of Muriel Rukeyser; this first installment discusses the war’s pivotal influence on Rukeyser’s poetry and political commitments. By Jeremy Wang-Iverson
Brian Gyamfi's debut collection marks the arrival of an original voice at once visionary yet resistant to easy romanticism, offering an expansive poetry of allusion and personal reflection. Reviewed by John Bradley
Washington Post investigative writers Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis explore the January 6th US Capitol attack—and the crisis its aftermath continues to pose to American democracy. Reviewed by Robert Zaller
In startling and resonant short stories, Sherrie Flick chronicles the lives of restless human and animal characters alike, collapsing past and present into evocative moments of reckoning. Reviewed by Wes Blake
Rosie Stockton's new collection collages and deconstructs poets ranging from Ovid to Arthur Rimbaud to Bernadette Mayer, offering their own creation story of queer metamorphosis. Reviewed by Walter Holland
The poetry of Ahmad Shamlou towers over 20th-century Iranian literature, but has been too little appreciated outside the Middle East; fortunately, Niloufar Talebi’s translations offer a comprehensive selection of his poems in English. Reviewed by Patrick James Dunagan
The ancient Greek muse Erato ruled over lyric poetry and inspired lovers to pen countless romantic songs; in his latest book, Jeffrey Cyphers Wright brings Erato's messages through the centuries. Reviewed by Kieron Murphy