If poetry begins in the mental furnace – a cauldron in which all experience, sense, and dream are melted and then cast into rough form – then The Forge is where those ingots of poetic impulse are hammered and shaped into their final forms. The Forge features articles and commentaries on the elements of craft poets use to hammer and shape poetic impulse into poetry.

 The Reading Room

 

Poetry is meant to be heard. With that in mind, the principle focus of The Reading Room is to bring you closer to the poems on the page by having our authors submit audio clips of their poems, as appearing in Pig Iron or otherwise. On occasion, The Reading Room will also feature clips of various poets reading from their favorite works.