Poetry – Page 35

April 23, 2012

Robert Kelly reads at Cadmium Text

Live Reading / Palestine / Palestinian people / Poetry

April 10, 2012

Ghassan Zaqtan’s Absence in Albany Today

—> Just learned that today’s event has been cancelled! <— For anybody in Albany or surrounds, please go to the events at the New York State Writers Institute at SUNY Albany that should have...

Poetry / Uncategorized / Video

April 9, 2012

Pergamon Altar Poems

The Berlin National Museums have published five videoclips, produced in cooperation with the Schaubühne Berlin. The „Pergamon Poems” are dedicated to the grand frieze of the Pergamon altar. On that hellenistic “Gesamtkunstwerk” gigantomachia holds...

Palestine / Poetry / Translation

April 8, 2012

Times Union on Zaqtan

The Albany Times Union newspaper picks up the Ghassan Zaqtan visa story: Palestinian poet’s U.S. visit delayed over visa issues April 5, 2012 at 2:36 pm by Michael Janairo, Arts & Entertainment Editor The Palestinian poet...

Celebration / Performances / Poetics / Poetry / Poetry readings

April 4, 2012

Jerome Rothenberg: Eightieth Birthday Tribute

go to Pennsound to watch all of the following videos: Readings organized by Charles Bernstein and Pierre Joris at CUNY Graduate Center, New York City, December 9, 2011 videograpy by Colin Still Part One introduction by Charles Bernstein and Pierre...

Celebration / Literature / Poetry / Translation / Translator

April 3, 2012

Celebrating Serge Gavronsky

Conflicts in Translation: A Tribute to Serge Gavronsky with Serge Gavronsky, Mary Ann Caws, Lydia Davis, Suzanne Jill Levine, and Richard Sieburth FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012 2-6 PM JAMES ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR, BARNARD HALL...

Agitprop / Essays / Homage / Intellectuals / Literature / Poetry

March 29, 2012

Adrienne Rich (1929-2012)

Adrienne Rich: a major loss. See also her Pennsound page. “But the great dark birds of history screamed and plunged into our personal weather”

Poetry / Poetry readings / Translation

March 23, 2012

Negro Marfil /Ivory Black

2 NEW YORK CITY EVENTS celebrating Negro marfil — Ivory Black by Mexican poet Myriam Moscona with translations by Jen Hofer published by Les Figues Press Saturday, March 24th, 7pm A multimedia celebration presenting new...

Book Review / Poetics / Poetry / Poetry readings / Poets

March 21, 2012

Jack Foley’s “Big Boke”

Nice big homage last August to Foley & his very large new book — nearly 1300 pages, two volumes — by Evan Karp in SFGate. Opening paras below: Jack Foley a rich chapter in Bay...

Interview / Literature / Poetry / Small Presses / Uncategorized

March 17, 2012

Ed Foster interview in Turkish Newspaper

Edward Foster: Over the years, Turkish writing has been an ongoing fascination 15 March 2012 / AYDOGAN VATANDAŞ, NEW YORK When “Summer’s End” by one of the most remarkable novelists in Turkey, Adalet Agaoğlu,...