The S.V. publishes close-readings (or call them reflections, responses, explications) of poems written by poets who, to put no finer point on it, are alive. Poets writing and publishing today. We also feature book reviews and interviews with poets with upcoming or recently published collections, as well as articles on various aspects of the contemporary poetry scene.
We have nothing against the mighty, mighty dead; the classic, the great and the good. We simply choose to highlight poetry written in our time, for us.
The S.V. is Living Poetry... one poem at a time!