The lyric is interior. It is the existential part of the poem–the who am I, where am I; it is the consciousness in the poem.
–from an interview with Wesley Sexton for Manuscripts
Recent & Notable Features
Poem
“Everglades” on the Academy of American Poets
Essay
“With this Needle, I Thee Mend: The Oldest Tool Still Used” in On the Seawall
Book Review
Macari’s review of “I” New & Selected Poems by Toi Derricotte on Terrain
Poem
“The Horse Wall” in Five Points Magazine
Essay
“Lyric Impulse in a Time of Extinction” in American Poetry Review
Book Review
Macari’s review on What Is The Grass: Walt Whitman in My Life by Mark Doty on On the Seawall
Poem
“The Changing Coat” in Academy of American Poets
Video
Poets on Poetry series, featuring Macari on Muriel Rukeyser’s “The Flying Red Horse”