New Books in Poetry
Episodes
Cosima Bruno, “Between the Lines: Yang Lian’s Poetry through Translation” (Brill, 2012)
26 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Cosima Bruno‘s new book asks us to consider a deceptively simple question: what is the relationship between a poem and its translation? In the cours...
Nancy Hargrove, “T.S. Eliot’s Parisian Year” (University of Florida Press, 2010)
15 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to writers and artists, biography plays a provocative role–yielding insight into both artistic influences and origins. This is especia...
Makalani Bandele, “Hellfightin'” (Willow Books, 2012)
19 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
There is no better description of poet Makalani Bandele‘s debut book Hellfightin’ (Willow Books, 2012) than the one found on his comprehensive we...
Helen Vendler on Emily Dickinson
15 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
[Re-posted with permission from Jenny Attiyeh’s ThoughtCast] When Helen Vendler was only 13, the future poetry critic and Harvard professor mem...
Nikky Finney, “Head Off and Split: Poems” (TriQuarterly/Northwestern UP, 2010)
06 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
UPDATE: Nikky Finney’s Head Off and Split has been named a finalist for a National Book Award. Congratulations, Nikky, from the folks at New Boo...