poetry

Little Boy, by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Wit Is Afire In 'Little Boy'

by Craig Morgan Teicher

As he approaches his 100th birthday, the legendary Beat poet and publisher has a new book. Billed as his "literary last will and testament," Little Boy is part memoir, part rambling free-association.
The Twenty-Ninth Year, by Hala Alyan

Nothing Is Taboo In 'Twenty-Ninth Year'

by Gabino Iglesias

Hala Alyan reflects on three decades of life in an intimate, unsparing new poetry collection that offers a unique look at life as a Palestinian in exile, a woman, and a young person looking for love.