Good, Evil, & Persona Poems
I found myself watching Criminal Minds the other day as I am apt to do with access to a television. There was a marathon and I watched more episodes than I care to admit. Whenever I watch that show I...
View ArticleBeginning with the End
I am happy to present a post by guest blogger Chet’la Sebree: My sophomore year of college I couldn’t fit a fiction course into my schedule. I knew I wanted to take a creative writing class that...
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The Art of the Everyday Object
I am about to move. So far this consists of taking a mental inventory of my possessions and weighing the merits of each thing I own against my hatred of packing and carrying boxes. It’s a tough test...
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Video Games As Art
Next March the Smithsonian will host The Art of Video Games, a much-anticipated and partially interactive exhibit. There is a general tentativeness on the part of many to classify video games as art. I...
View ArticleShort Reviews
491 Magazine is now accepting queries for reviews of books of poetry. If you are interested in writing a review under 500 words, send an e-mail to editor@491magazine.com with the subject “Review...
View ArticleReview by Ian Bodkin: The Nature Poetry of Matvei Yankelevich
The Nature Poetry of Matvei Yankelevich Matvei Yankelevich Ugly Duckling Presse, 2010 some syca-mores more than I am sure When first picking up Matvei Yankelevich’s chapbook The Nature Poetry of Matvei...
View Article20th Century Russian Poetry: The Silver Age Poets
by Noel Thistle Tague When I think of the long, arduous span of Russian poetry in the twentieth century, I see the great poets as sentinels, gatekeepers, openers and closers of heavy-swinging doors....
View Article20th Century Russian Poetry: Anna Akhmatova
by Noel Thistle Tague I should be proud to have my memory graced, but only if the monument be placed not near the sea on which my eyes first opened― my last link with the sea has long been broken― nor...
View ArticleReview by Ian Bodkin: Eileen Myles’ Snowflake / different streets
Snowflake / different streets Eileen Myles Wave Books, April 2012 ($20) What is the snowflake by itself and who are we as we look upon it? A nearly unique structure falling or fallen, each feathery arm...
View ArticleFootnote to a Poet
by Noel Thistle Tague I opened my veins. Unstoppably life spurts out with no remedy. Now I set out bowls and plates. Every bowl will be shallow. Every plate will be small. And overflowing their...
View ArticleTwo Kickstarter Projects You Should Care About Because I Do
Two contributors each have an exciting project that deserves your support. Sophie Grimes (issue 3) has written a chapbook called City Structures that is forthcoming from Damask Press. Hurry! There’s...
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The 491 Holiday Gift Guide
I’ll keep this simple: Buy Ken White's Eidolon for anyone who has even intimated a love of language. It is towering and electric.
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491 Summer Jams
Okay, so you know how in every issue we ask our contributors to each answer the same question as part of their bio? Well, awhile back we asked our issue seven contributors to name a song they could...
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