Pollitt is best known for her bimonthly column "Subject to Debate" in "The Nation" magazine. Her writing is also featured in other publications such as "Ms. Magazine", "The New York Times", and the "London Review of Books". Her poetry has been republished in many anthologies and magazines, including "The New Yorker" and the 2006 "Oxford Book of American Poetry". She has appeared on NPR's "Fresh Air" and "All Things Considered", Charlie Rose, The McLaughlin Group, CNN, Dateline NBC and the BBC.