Burton Raffel: Transformation Artist
His scholarship and energy were matched only by his insatiable ambition to tackle—and transform—the definitive texts of the Western canon.
Metamorphosis of a Dream
Sharif Ahmedov is the only translator of the great Jorge Luis Borges into Uzbek.
No Holds Barred: On Manuel Vilas
An essay on the inventive, desolate, and celebratory writing of Spanish poet Manuel Vilas.
What Was Before comes Back: Tess Taylor’s California Chronicles
Tess Taylor is one of our great poets of nature and the premier chronicler of her native California.
Imperial Romance and American Dreams
If a thoughtful return to Kipling can wake us up from our settler capitalist fantasy, it is worth that return.
A Moment’s Hesitation: The Indirect Language of Similes
Unlike the metaphor, the simile signals its own happening. It deals in images and concepts, setting these next to each other while retaining their separate identities.
Conversations: John Hennessy, Ostap Kin & Serhiy Zhadan
A wide-ranging conversation among 3 authors across 2 languages, touching upon poetics and politics, the war in Ukraine, the pandemic, and more.
Conversations: Kirsten Greenidge and Melinda Lopez
Kirsten Greenidge is the Village Voice/Obie award-winning author of Milk Like Sugar and The Luck of the Irish, as well as the plays Little Row Boat; or, Conjecture, Our Duaghters,…