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February 3, 2011

Edouard Glissant (1928-2011)

from: The Restless Earth “Promenade of Solitary Death” The sad boy has not moved On a lake of roses, strewn With pale bodies in the rosebushes Funereal bay it has remained The shore...

Poetry / Translation / Uncategorized

January 23, 2011

José Antonio Mazzotti from: Sakra Boccata Translation by Clayton Eshleman 5 Because blessed You are among all women And blessed this fleshy bulk like a dog rose It saves my soul with the Transubstantiation...

Interview / Poetry / Translation

January 17, 2011

Poems, a Dialogue & some Translations

* * * Douglas Glover’s Numéro Cinq blog/site has just published two texts — “5 Movements of the Soul” and “Hodgepotch” — by Habib Tengour in my translation. You can read them here....

Poetry / Translation

January 15, 2011

My Heart Belongs to Dada

An excellent place to check up on little available or out of print or never translated European poets is Steven Fowler’s excellent work on the nth position site. Check it out: The fifth of...

Poetry / Whatever

January 8, 2011

The End of the World Happened 100 Years Ago…

… when Jakob von Hoddis published maybe his best known poem — & maybe the opening shot of Expressionism? — titled “Weltende,” “End of the World” —in the German paper Der Demokrat (well, he...

Freedom of Speech / Human rights / Intellectuals / Poetry / Translation

December 28, 2010

Liu Xiabobo @ 55

Today is Chinese poet, writer, activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabobo‘s 55th birthday, which he ‘celebrates’ in jail. Below a poem of his written 9 April 1999, reprinted today in the German...

Obituaries / Poetry

December 24, 2010

Janine Pommy-Vega (1942-2010)

The poet, teacher & activist Janine Pommy-Vega passed away yesterday, 23 December. More information here and here. And below, the opening poem of her first book, Poems to Fernando (City Lights Books, 1968): The...

Poetry / Poetry readings

December 10, 2010

Liu Xiaobo’s “Greed’s Prisoner”

Liu Xia and Victoria Redel read from “Greed’s Prisoner (for the dispossessed wife),” a poem by Liu Xia’s husband, 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. This message was delivered in 2006. On December...

Poetry / Poetry readings

December 5, 2010

Robert Kelly reads at Bard Hall

Music / Performances / Poetry

December 3, 2010

Godston, Peyrafitte, Prevallet & Musicians @ A Gathering of the Tribes

Poetry-Sound-Music Intersections at A Gathering of the Tribes Saturday, December 4, 2010 (7-9 p.m.) You are invited to “Poetry-Sound-Music Intersections” at A Gathering of the Tribes– * 1st set: Kristin Prevallet (poetry) and Edmund...