Last year, Matthew Dickman, poetry editor at Tin House, made a modest pitch for the reckless sharing of poetry. This week kicks off National Poetry Month and Milkweed Editions (along with friends at Tin House, Coffee House Press, Archipelago Books, … Continue reading →

The 2013 Milkweed National Fiction Prize has been awarded to Jon Pineda for his debut novel Apology, publishing on June 4, 2013. Pineda is an award-winning poet and author of a memoir, Sleep in Me, chosen as a Barnes & … Continue reading →

Before Ed Abbey passed away in 1989, he requested a maudlin-free memorial. “No formal speeches desired,” he said then, “though the deceased will not interfere if someone feels the urge. But keep it all simple and brief.” We’ll keep it … Continue reading →

Eric Pankey’s ninth collection of poems, Trace, offers a startling look at one man’s wavering faith amid persistent doubt. In this dreamlike motionpoem for Pankey’s “Cogitatio Mortis, ” video artists Scott Olson and Jeff Saunders evoke the aching feeling of … Continue reading →

Like a flock of watchful ravens perched on a tree bough, the poems in Eric Pankey’s Trace are unsettling. At once wise and elegiac, Pankey’s work derives its uncanny power from his long struggle to wrest sustaining faith from persistent … Continue reading →