Jeffrey Renard Allen interviewed John Keene at Big Other.

The CLMP has some National Poetry Month recommendations.

At Aquarium Drunkard, an interview with Dan Bejar of Destroyer.

New music is on the way from Midori Takada.

Book Marks got some excellent literary recommendations from Kaitlyn Greenidge.

Kevin Barry talked ghost stories at The New Yorker.

NPR pondered new music from Sunburned Hand of the Man.

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