What I’ve Learned from What My Mother Has Forgotten
My mother’s dementia made me think about my own future in a new way
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Reflections on Two Years as Walrus Poetry Editor
When reading submissions, I listened for a voice that sounded singular
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A Letter to Leonard Cohen
The Walrus’ poetry editor explains how the rhythms of a poem smooth the roughness of a life
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October Verses
The Poetry Editor’s Note
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September Verses
The Poetry Editor’s Note
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Summer Verses
Introducing the Poetry Editor’s Note, which provides context to poems published in the magazine
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The Crossroads
The devil will open his mouth and invite you in. Carry a chicken bone, or a lion’s paw. Prepare a pot of hot soup. Feed him and you’re off the …
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The Coming Sixth World of Consciousness
When he was thirty-eight years old, he found himself in a stranger’s basement confronted by a calendar that had stopped dead on the day he was born. He became the …
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The Performer Speaks to Her Perfect Apprentice Beneath the Arches
Jillian Tamaki We asked five celebrated writers to devise five guidelines for composing a short story or poem. They all traded lists—and played by the rules. Five rules by Michael …
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