Stephanie Burt

Stephanie Burt is the Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English at Harvard. Her books include the poetry collection We Are Mermaids, After Callimachus, and Don’t Read Poetry: A Book About How to Read Poems.
Books

Terrance Hayes Won't Be Pinned Down

The virtuosic poet is still finding new ways to dazzle—and thwart—his readers
Stephanie Burt
February 7, 2024
Image: Olive. From The Smithsonian.

After Callimachus

Stephanie Burt
April 1, 2020
Abstract ornamental pattern
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On Long Poems

Four recent books make length a virtue
Stephanie Burt
April 1, 2020
A stack of old issues of The Yale Review. Courtesy Pentagram
Books

On Nine Recent Collections

Poetry in review
Stephanie Burt
April 1, 2019