Poetry Built to Last

THE LAWRENCE HART INSTITUTE seeks to advance the poetry that matters: that stirs the imagination however often it is read. Under the leadership of John Hart, son of the influential teacher-critic whose name it bears, the Institute offers classes and mentorships for ambitious writers, publishes a prestigious, paying magazine, and facilitates access to a rich literary archive.

“When you begin to write a poem—to turn a living, actual experience, something that moves you deeply, into words on paper—you’re doing something by nature impossible. From that stubborn, intractable beast, the English language, you need all the help you can get.”
—JEANNE McGAHEY, Homecoming with Reflections, Quarterly Review of Literature Poetry Series