John Palattella

Literary Editor

John Palattella is literary editor of The Nation. His essays and reviews about poetry have appeared in numerous publications, including The Nation, the London Review of Books, Bookforum and Boston Review.

Currently

  • Hello Cruel World

    June 26, 2008

    The narrative journalism of David Samuels finds conversation, color and conflict in the vortex of American life.

2007

  • Lines of Resistance

    February 1, 2007

    Rhetorical acts of defiance define the work of three contemporary Palestinian poets.

2006

  • Poetry, From Noun to Verb

    August 31, 2006 Subscribe

    Nathaniel Mackey's most recent collection of subtle, intricate poetry weaves images from Arab and African diasporas with a contemporary sense of dislocation.

  • La Vie de Bohème

    January 4, 2006 Subscribe

    Drawing from the New York counterculture in which he immersed himself, Ted Berrigan's sonnets and other poems sing beautifully about being broken and graceful and tough.

2005

  • Prosaic Judgments

    June 29, 2005 Subscribe

    Adam Kirsch prefers his own ideas about poetry to actual poems.

  • Patrimony

    April 21, 2005 Subscribe

    Kevin Young updates the Harlem Renaissance for the hip-hop generation.

2004

2003

2002

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Blogs

» State of Change

Obama Anoints Kaine, Praises (And Snubs?) Dean | Obama and Kaine signal they'll continue the fifty-state strategy, but why wasn't Dean in the building?
Ari Berman
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» Altercation

Altercation 3.0 | Altercation takes up residence today at The Nation. In this incarnation, expect more music and movies and maybe a little less politics. But first, a word about Cass Sunstein.
Eric Alterman
Posted at 3:45 PM ET

» Editor's Cut

Obama Must Get Afghanistan Right | If he doesn't, the US will be stuck in another military catastrophe.
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» Capitolism

ET Come Home | Tom Friedman testifies on Capitol Hill on green technology
Christopher Hayes

» The Beat

Feingold's Outline for a Constitutional Presidency | In a letter to Obama, Constitution subcommittee chair seeks a commitment to end executive excess.
John Nichols

» The Dreyfuss Report

Panetta? Ummmmm... Well..... | Could Obama have made a weirder choice for CIA director? Here's why Panetta is doomed.
Robert Dreyfuss

» Act Now!

Allow Media into Gaza | Israel is encouraging abuses by preventing foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip.
Peter Rothberg

» The Notion

Hard Times Without Studs | One of Terkel’s former book editors considers a Studs-less world.
Tom Engelhardt

» And Another Thing

Bill Ayers Whitewashes History, Again | The Weathermen were not just a bunch of idealistic young people.
Katha Pollitt