Best American Poetry- Léa Vinette’s “Nos Feux”: On consonance, shared sensibility and imaginary volcanoes [By Tracy Danison]
- "Recovered Memories" [by Jim Cummins]
- Lionel Shriver's "J'Accuse": "PEN America Rewards Cowardice"
- WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: May 1, 2024
- "Intruder Wants the Writer" by Lionel Fogarty [Introduced by Thomas Moody]
- Beth Gylys' Odes to Her Father [by Nin Andrews]
- The New York School Diaspora (Part Seventy-Four): Rosanne Wasserman [by Angela Ball]
- Bob Holman: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
- Alfred Newman's "Street Scene"
- X-Ray Vision [by Nin Andrews]
- World Literature Today
- Olivia Elias: The Rooting of the Poem, by Khalid Lyamlahy
- Can We Truly Be Free of Our Past? A Conversation with Wendy Chen, by Xixuan Collins
- 7 Questions for Kim Hye-jin, by Michelle Johnson
- Lev Rubinstein: Ordinary Life through the Lens of Russian Conceptualism, by Daria Shchukina
- 5 Questions for Ethel Rohan, by Michelle Johnson
- Invitation to Participate in WLT’s 2024 Readership Survey, by The Editors of WLT
- Writing for Her Life: Cristina Rivera Garza’s Liliana’s Invincible Summer, by Ryan Long
- First US Anthology Celebrates Literary Translators’ Work from Nineteen Languages, by The Editors of WLT
- Niksen, by Veronica Esposito
- Editor’s Choice: Audio Poetry for National Poetry Month, by Daniel Simon
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Black Books
Don’t usually promote TV sitcoms, but the British comedy “Black Books” is very funny and very accessible. It is sort of a mix of “Slings and Arrows” and “Fawlty Towers”. Check it out on Netflix. Many of the episodes take … Continue reading
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Poet Is on a 50 State Tour
Poet and teacher Laura Shovan is currently on a 50 state tour meeting state poets laureate. Her blog, Author Amok, can be seen from this blog. Find the link in my blog list. The work on the site is amazing.
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Hailstorm Hits Strasburg with No Alarm Sounded?
It was almost magical to stand on the front porch last night watching and listening to the mammoth thunder/hail storm that pummeled Strasburg. Within minutes streets were flooded and sidewalks were covered with water. Hail smashed against windows, vehicles, and … Continue reading
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Judith Harris – Poet
If you are not aware of the poetry of Judith Harris, get aware. Her work is touching and poignant without being maudlin or inaccessible. Her collection, “The Bad Secret” is phenomenal. I am proud to have known Judy for many … Continue reading
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Warnings
So slowly the ghosts of us appeared. Turreted, fenestrated, moonlight-splashed, they glowed their wailing. Our dreams, benumbed of doubt, lifted shielding hands of waking. Disrobed of pretense, our dream selves dissolved, leaving haunting, vexing traces. Nightly, the fortress-bound spectres, gagged … Continue reading
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Murmurs and Musings 