Essay 鈥淐anzone d鈥檃prile鈥� by Giovanni Pascoli April 06, 2020 The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation embraces a wide geographic and temporal range, from the Tang dynasty to modern-day Europe, from Latin America to the subcontinent of India. Read More
Essay Poems from Szil谩rd Borb茅ly鈥檚 Final Matters April 03, 2020 Szil谩rd Borb茅ly, one of the most celebrated writers to emerge from post-Communist Hungary, received numerous literary awards in his native country. In this volume, acclaimed translator Ottilie Mulzet reveals the full range and force of Borb茅ly鈥檚 verse by bringing together generous selections from his last two books,聽Final Matters聽and聽To the Body. Read More
Interview In Dialogue with Kathleen Graber and Eleanor Wilner: The ethical aspirations of poetry April 02, 2020 Throughout history, poets have rallied against autocracies, served as moral beacons in times of crisis, while others have intentionally avoided moral absolutes. We asked poets Kathleen Graber and Eleanor Wilner what ethical or moral aspirations and obligations they hope their own poems embody or enact. Read More
Essay Where poems may exist, now April 01, 2020 In the building across from mine, inside the top-center window, an American flag hangs vertically. I see it every day, every morning.聽My desk faces it.聽I face it.聽 Read More
Interview Nadia Nurhussein on Black Land February 10, 2020 As the only African nation, with the exception of Liberia, to remain independent during the colonization of the continent, Ethiopia has long held significance for and captivated the imaginations of African Americans. Read More
Essay Donald and Winston at the Ministry of 鈥ˋlternative Facts January 31, 2020 Is George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John聽Rodden鈥檚 provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth.聽 Read More
Interview Marion Turner on Chaucer: A European Life December 02, 2019 More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the centre of political life鈥攜et his poems are anything but conventional. Read More
Interview Michael Schmidt on Gilgamesh October 02, 2019 Poetry Day in the UK is October 3, the perfect time to revisit a lost poem鈥攁nd its rediscovery by contemporary poets. Gilgamesh聽is the most ancient long poem known to exist. Read More
Interview Eleanor Wilner on Before Our Eyes September 18, 2019 A poet who engages with history in lyrical language, Elenor Wilner creates worlds that reflect on and illuminate the actual one, drawing on the power of communal myth and memory to transform them into agents of change. Read More
Interview Peter Martin on The Dictionary Wars August 26, 2019 Peter Martin recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samuel Johnson鈥檚 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. Read More
Interview Sharon Marcus on The Drama of Celebrity August 19, 2019 Why do so many people care so much about celebrities? Who decides who gets to be a star? What are the privileges and pleasures of fandom? Do celebrities ever deserve the outsized attention they receive? Read More
Interview Artemis Leontis on Eva Palmer Sikelianos: A Life in Ruins August 05, 2019 This is the first biography to tell the fascinating story of Eva Palmer Sikelianos (1874鈥�1952), an American actor, director, composer, and weaver best known for reviving the Delphic Festivals. Read More
Interview Jonathan Bate on How the Classics Made Shakespeare April 16, 2019 Ben Jonson famously accused Shakespeare of having 鈥渟mall Latin and less Greek.鈥� But he was exaggerating. Shakespeare was steeped in the classics. Read More
Essay On Influence: Robert Hayden in Dakar February 12, 2019 After having a conversation about a novel I鈥檝e since forgotten, my undergraduate literature professor at the University of Michigan gave me a paperback copy of Robert Hayden鈥檚 Collected Poems. Read More
Podcast Fiona Sze‑Lorrain reads from The Ruined Elegance March 28, 2018 In celebration of National Poetry Month, Fiona Sze-Lorrain has recorded Given Silence from聽The Ruined Elegance, her collection of poems in the 快色直播 Series of Contemporary Poets聽series.聽 聽 Read More
