Why (Some) People Hate Poetry

It’s the site and source of disappointed hope.

• Adam Kirsch
• October 2016 Issue

The Patron Saint of Inner Lives

Wallace Stevens answered ultimate questions in language no one had used before.

• Adam Kirsch
• April 2016 Issue

Such a Nice Monster

Adam Thirlwell, a virtuosic young British novelist, indicts the morals of a pampered generation.

• Adam Kirsch
• April 2015 Issue