In early January, the poet and soldier Maksym Kryvtsov published a new verse that captured the violence of Russia’s invasion and the cost of Ukraine’s resistance. “My severed arms/Will sprout as ...
On a recent Friday afternoon, I joined Joe Hoover, S.J., our poetry editor, and James Davis May, the winner of last year’s contest, in a spirited debate to choose the winning poem for the 2025 Foley ...