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  • “Degrees” by Steven Toussaint

    “Degrees” by Steven Toussaint

    This update features work from Steven Toussaint, a longtime contributor to the CultSoc. “Degrees” marks something of a departure for Toussaint from the poems that culminated in The Bellfounder, as he turns his attention to more local matters. As committed as ever to resonance and tone, the lines in “Degrees” are the work of a […]

  • New Poems from Sun Yung Shin

    We have two new poems from Sun Yung Shin for you this update. Click here and here to have a look at these mythic considerations and imaginings of beauty, power, and death. If you’d like to review her previous contribution to the site, you can do so here. Sun Yung Shin is the author of […]

  • Poems from Amanda Nadelberg

    We’re very happy to have excerpts from Amanda Nadelberg’s There Have Been Some Days I Didn’t Know Your Name, a long poem in progress. You can find them here, here, and here. You can click here for her previous contributions to the CultSoc. Amanda Nadelberg is the author of Songs from a Mountain (2016), Bright […]

  • Poems from Peter O’Leary

    It’s been nearly a year since we’ve published new work here at the site and, frankly, we’re happy to draw that stretch to a close. We have for you, then, four new poems from Peter’O’Leary (pictured above, photo by David Pavelich): “Thirteenth Amanita Ode Ethnomycology and Image,” “Sixteenth Amanita Ode Kabiroi,” “The Daughter of Night,” […]

  • National Poetry Month Posts

    Hello again! This is a heads-up to keep an eye on our Instagram, twitter, and other social feeds: we’re celebrating National Poetry Month with daily views of our own publications as well as some guest spots from contributors and poets we’ve published over the last 15 years. Thanks again for your support.

  • It Might As Well Be Spring

    In celebration of seasonal change, we’ve got a wonderful and sizable update for you this round. There’s work from Dan Beachy-Quick, Wes Benson, Derrick Buisch, Jon Curley, Paul Ebenkamp, Norman Finkelstein, Tom Fisher, Whit Griffin, Michael Heller, Joseph Massey, Alexandra Mattraw, Amanda Nadelberg, Peter O’Leary, Gregory Ott, Mark Scroggins, Sandra Simonds, Chuck Stebelton, Steven Toussaint, […]

  • Bounty

    Hello again! First of all, this update brings poems from Robert Archambeau, Wes Benson, Brooklyn Copeland, S.M. Fattig, Norman Finkelstein, Graham Foust, Logan Fry, Ross Hair, Michael Heller, Matthew Henriksen, Tim Keane, Andrew Lundwall, Christopher Martin, Patrick Morrissey, Peter O’Leary, David Pavelich, Douglas Piccinnini, Pam Rehm, Dan Rosenberg, Moxie Schults, Mark Scroggins, and Mike Sikkema, […]

  • Whit Griffin’s A Far-Shining Crystal

    We’re very happy to announce the publication of Whit Griffin’s newest collection of poems, A Far-Shining Crystal. You can purchase the book by clicking the cover image above.

  • New Books by Shannon Tharp and Peter O’Leary

    Order your copies via our publications page.