A QUESTION that maybe needs to be asked in this time of turmoil, of madness and civilizational collapse– talented poet Chris Cipollini is asking the question in our terrific new feature, appropriately titled “True Punk.”

THIS IS in our estimation a time of crisis in our society. Can writers be blind to happenings on all sides around us? Traditionally, it was the job of poets to speak truths to the culture, the people, the rulers, the world. Observation and outrage turned into art. May we see more of it.

NOTE: This is our first feature of the year. We hope to be doing a few new things with our features in coming months, in conjunction with better utilizing our other pages and blogs, Among them, our Fast Pop Lit site, our Interactive page, and our NPL News blog. We’re lining up contributors and will be looking for more of them, undergirding our features with quirky, critical, short, entertaining, and newsy support posts. Stay in touch with all of them.

Our aim? To be the True Literary Alternative!