Hearing about these poems was the highlight I needed this week! I first came to A.M. Juster through his translations of Milton’s latin poems—such a wonderful poet and person
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Tomorrow New Verse Review @newversereview.bsky.social opens for submissions to its annual Halloween mini-issue. Here's one by Paul Jones (@smalljones) from our 2024 issue.
Very happy to be back, with my poem "Barbecue", in the digital pages of @newversereview.bsky.social, which continues to amaze www.newversereview.com/3-3-poems-pa...
New Verse Review Issue 3.3, Summer 2026, Poetry Part One
NVR 3.3, Summer 2026, Part I: Wendy Videlock, Matilda Silver Sykes, Aaron Poochigian, Matthew King, Christina Linsin, David Middleton, Sally Thomas, Deborrah Corr, Matthew Kirby, Ramya Yandava, Adrien...
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Villanelles are hard to write! But I tried to write one, and @newversereview.bsky.social was kind enough to publish it in the Summer 2026 issue. Thank you thank you to everyone there.
...case of the kind of thing @danielcowper.bsky.social was saying a few weeks ago in @newversereview.bsky.social that people like in poems (which I'd summarize as: things they're inclined to regard as wisdom, written in a way they're inclined to regard as eloquent) open.substack.com/pub/newverse...
Why Don't People Like Poetry? What Poetry Do They Like?
Letters from an Island 5
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In this essay @danielcowper.bsky.social discusses why poetry is so unpopular with general readers (link in the comments). He then takes a look at contemporary poetry that is popular (in terms of Amazon sales). It isn't to be missed!
The world is full of poetry! If you haven't seen it yet, check out NVR's translation issue. It features modern translations of living poets writing in lots of languages, from Amharic to Uzbek, and many in between. We know there's something in it you'll enjoy!
New Verse Review@newversereview.bsky.social · 5mo ago19 poets, 19 translators, 15 languages from Amharic to Uzbek—don’t miss New Verse Review’s special translations issue edited by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social & Mary Grace Mangano, featuring translations by @bdralyuk.bsky.social, @victoriamoul.bsky.social, @aestallings.bsky.social, and many more!
The world is full of poetry! If you haven't seen it yet, check out NVR's translation issue. It features modern translations of living poets writing in lots of languages, from Amharic to Uzbek, and many in between. We know there's something in it you'll enjoy!
New Verse Review@newversereview.bsky.social · 5mo ago19 poets, 19 translators, 15 languages from Amharic to Uzbek—don’t miss New Verse Review’s special translations issue edited by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social & Mary Grace Mangano, featuring translations by @bdralyuk.bsky.social, @victoriamoul.bsky.social, @aestallings.bsky.social, and many more!
19 poets, 19 translators, 15 languages from Amharic to Uzbek—don’t miss New Verse Review’s special translations issue edited by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social & Mary Grace Mangano, featuring translations by @bdralyuk.bsky.social, @victoriamoul.bsky.social, @aestallings.bsky.social, and many more!
New Verse Review Issue 3.2: Translation-Spring 2026
The spring 2026 translation issue of New Verse Review, featuring translations by A.E. Stallings, Boris Dralyuk, Rhina Espaillat, George Szirtes, Dick Davis, and others.
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The Rusty Paperweight: April '26
Curated by Contributing Editor Ethan McGuire
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I'm here with translations of a couple of sonnets from the Greek of Yiannis Doukas:
New Verse Review@newversereview.bsky.social · 5mo ago19 poets, 19 translators, 15 languages from Amharic to Uzbek—don’t miss New Verse Review’s special translations issue edited by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social & Mary Grace Mangano, featuring translations by @bdralyuk.bsky.social, @victoriamoul.bsky.social, @aestallings.bsky.social, and many more!
A great special issue of @newversereview.bsky.social full of excellent translations of living poets from around the world. Please, read and share!
New Verse Review@newversereview.bsky.social · 5mo ago19 poets, 19 translators, 15 languages from Amharic to Uzbek—don’t miss New Verse Review’s special translations issue edited by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social & Mary Grace Mangano, featuring translations by @bdralyuk.bsky.social, @victoriamoul.bsky.social, @aestallings.bsky.social, and many more!
19 poets, 19 translators, 15 languages from Amharic to Uzbek—don’t miss New Verse Review’s special translations issue edited by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social & Mary Grace Mangano, featuring translations by @bdralyuk.bsky.social, @victoriamoul.bsky.social, @aestallings.bsky.social, and many more!
New Verse Review Issue 3.2: Translation-Spring 2026
The spring 2026 translation issue of New Verse Review, featuring translations by A.E. Stallings, Boris Dralyuk, Rhina Espaillat, George Szirtes, Dick Davis, and others.
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My great thanks to the editors of @newversereview.bsky.social for housing my translation of Julia Nemirovskaya’s poem about the inner spirit—the zest, the spark—that keeps the abyss at bay.
In anticipation of our upcoming translation issue, we recently published three pieces of prose about translation(s), two reviews and one interview. Check them out in the comments below!
In anticipation of our upcoming translation issue, we recently published three pieces of prose about translation(s), two reviews and one interview. Check them out in the comments below!
Coming Soon! NVR associate editors @dacooperpoet.bsky.social and Mary Grace Mangano recently completed work on a translation special issue. Watch for it late next month.
NVR's winter issue is available! Featuring @katiedozier.bsky.social, @janezwart.bsky.social, @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social, @sethwieck.bsky.social, @kdawn999.bsky.social, @stephaniemccarter.bsky.social, @poetjs.bsky.social, and more!
Coming Soon! NVR associate editors @dacooperpoet.bsky.social and Mary Grace Mangano recently completed work on a translation special issue. Watch for it late next month.
D.A. Cooper, "On Odin's Journey", in the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained alliteration.net/poetry/on-od... #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoets
On Odin’s Journey, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. Cooper
With an opening line, it all begins: / We’re formed when fire · and frost collide / deep inside · the soundless abyss ...
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NVR's winter issue is available! Featuring @katiedozier.bsky.social, @janezwart.bsky.social, @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social, @sethwieck.bsky.social, @kdawn999.bsky.social, @stephaniemccarter.bsky.social, @poetjs.bsky.social, and more!
Also in the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, @dacooperpoet.bsky.social's poem "Hellhound", inspired by a scene in Dante's Inferno. It imitates the Norse poetic form fornyrðislag. alliteration.net/poetry/hellhound/ #alliterative #poetry #Dante #inferno #hellhound #alliterative #poetry
Hellhound, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. Cooper
... Cold rain, / cursed and heavy / ceaselessly falls / in this circle of Hell ...
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Forgotten Ground Regained's sixth and final Pushcart nomination for 2025: @dacooperpoet.bsky.social's poem, "Hellhound": alliteration.net/poetry/hellhound/ #alliterative #poetry #Pushcart #Prize #nomination #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky
Hellhound, a poem in alliterative verse by D.A. Cooper
... Cold rain, / cursed and heavy / ceaselessly falls / in this circle of Hell ...
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I'm very happy to have my first Pushcart nomination. Thanks to @rhunedhel.bsky.social at Forgotten Ground Regained!
Paul Deane@rhunedhel.bsky.social · 11mo agoForgotten Ground Regained's sixth and final Pushcart nomination for 2025: @dacooperpoet.bsky.social's poem, "Hellhound": alliteration.net/poetry/hellhound/ #alliterative #poetry #Pushcart #Prize #nomination #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky