poetry
Viggo Mortensen Talks Fame, Art and 'Captain Fantastic'
We had a chat with the actor ahead of the release of his new film.
'Bisexuality', a Poem by Hera Lindsay Bird
"Everyone assumes you want to fuck them.........and they're right"
The VICE Interview: Patti Smith
The punk poet talks last meals, crying all the time and reading every day.
Why Katherine Dunn's 'Geek Love' Was a Bible to Weird Kids Like Me
Katherine Dunn died this week, but her work—especially the incredible novel "Geek Love"—spoke to everyone who thought of themselves as an outsider or weirdo.
Hitler, Bin Laden and Mussolini: Analysing the Poetry of History's Most Evil People
Apparently iron fists and tender souls aren't mutually exclusive.
Saudi Arabia’s Art Scene Is Horrified by the Death Sentence Given to Poet Ashraf Fayadh
News of his upcoming execution has made international headlines, but the harsh court ruling just underscores how hard it is to be an artist in Saudi Arabia.
Why You Make Art When You're on Ambien
You're not the only one who turns into Picasso after 10 mg of Ambien.
We Went to a Death Metal Poetry Reading
Poetry is metal and metal is poetry, which is why we love “Green Eggs and Hammer Smash Face.”
Why Are People Still Using Typewriters in 2015?
The old-fashioned machines have been largely replaced by computers, but they still have their fans, including Tom Hanks and the NYPD.
Jafar Panahi's Tehran Selfie: 'Taxi' Arrives at the Berlinale
The Iranian director's latest experimental feature, filmed in secret and smuggled out of his home country, is one of the Berlinale's most highly anticipated premieres.
A War Doctor Turned Poet Treats PTSD with Literature
We spoke with war poet Frederick Foote, a neurologist who's making poetry a required course of treatment in military hospitals.
Read These Previously Unreleased Handwritten Poems by a 17-Year-Old Tupac Shakur
The poems were unearthed by his first manager, Leila Steinberg.