
POETS’ CORNER: “I’ll always remember some of the music,” a Review of Margaret Young’s How Else Can We Know What’s Beautiful? by Jennifer Martelli
“I’ll always remember some of the music,” a review of Margaret Young’s How Else Can We Know What’s Beautiful? In her poem, “Pokeweed’s All,” Margaret Young writes, This much-too-muchness: magenta bracts the berries dangle from, pink as the T-Mobile lady’s dress and motorcycle . . . . Young’s masterful placement of sound and image, of nature and man-made, creates

Celebrating National Poetry Month with the Thursday Poets
Diverse Voices and Visions As April’s arrival heralds the renewal of spring, it also ushers in the celebration of National Poetry Month, a time dedicated to the profound impact of poetry in capturing the essence of the human experience, inspiring reflection, and provoking thought. In observance of this significant month, we, the Thursday Poets—a Salem, Massachusetts-based collective of professional poets