Reverie’s Ilk

A collection of prose poems entitled Reverie’s Ilk: Collected Prose Poems is soon to be released from CyberWit. "Karl Elder is a poet of rich imagination and high intelligence, whose work I have admired for many years. His formal prowess…

Poetry Reading

Lakeland University’s Esch Library will host a poetry reading of Professor Karl Elder’s “Phobophobia” on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all. “Phobophobia” was originally published in 1987 in collaboration with Prickly Pear…

“The Unclimbing” in new Whitman anthology

Fessler Professor of Creative Writing Karl Elder’s work “The Unclimbing” appears in the newly released Walt Whitman bicentennial anthology, "Poets to Come," from Local Gems Press of Long Island, N.Y. Link to book on Amazon