One or two Bob Hicok poems in your inbox every week.

Hi there, I’m Karan Kapoor, the Editor-in-Chief over at ONLY POEMS. Bob Hicok, in many ways, is the reason I write and continue to fall in love with poetry every single day.

You’ll usually get one Bob Hicok poem in your inbox every week. Sometimes, you might get two. Sometimes they’ll be previously published gems, other times I’ll be sharing exclusive, brand new poetry written by Bob Hicok.

In case you don’t know who he is, here’s a little bio:

Bob Hicok is the author of Water Look Away (Copper Canyon Press, 2023). He has received a Guggenheim, two NEA Fellowships, the Bobbitt Prize from the Library of Congress, nine Pushcart Prizes, and was twice a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His poems have appeared in nine volumes of the Best American Poetry.

This is a free Substack, and the sole reason it exists is to share the joy of poetry. Specifically, Bob’s — yes, but also what his words represent and reach for: all the beauty, wonder & hope churning and dancing in our weird surreal universe all around us.

I look forward to sharing these poems with you. Please know that this Substack is not run by Bob Hicok himself, but we do have his blessings.