A Dangerous Novel
In his novel Life and Fate Vasily Grossman exposed the horrors of the Soviet system Some of the Soviet intellectuals acknowledged He had told the truth But they were against publishing it Because it could hurt the…
Category: World Literature
Why Shakespeare Matters/2 by Magan Wiles
Magan studied Social Justice with me in 2004; did theater work with refugee kids through Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma as well as Playback Theater; worked with ISM in Palestine in 2006;…
Why Shakespeare Matters/1 by Katie Consamus
I’ve asked a few friends, a good portion of whose lives have been in the theater, if they’d be willing to write on the following topic because I was curious how they’d respond: Why Shakespeare…
Muhammad
Dear Fatima, You’re one of the most enthusiastic, ardent devotees of reading I know. So I’d like to introduce you to a person who is an amazing reader and recommend his short book to you…
Time To Get down to Business
“I always knew you were majnoon.” “I never denied it.” “But this time you’ve gone too far.” “It makes perfect sense to me!” “You want to learn…” “Judge ye not!” “You want to learn Korean,…
Three Anthologies
Cristina, As you continue your journey into the world of poetry, I can enthusiastically recommend the following anthologies compiled by Eliot Weinberger: The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry American Poetry since 1950: Innovators and…
Russia Ruminations
The Avatamsaka Sutra has this teaching: The one contains the all Today Anna Khodorovich and Zhenya Safina enthusiastically shared Their Russian culture in our Intercultural Studies class They gave us a fascinating overview of a…
Poetry Is Endless
I keep in one file poems I love It’s my own anthology I read & reread poems at least a half hour every day I have many more to add… (Like Li Ch’ing-Chao, Du Fu,…
Summer Poetry Reading List 2014
Ernesto Cardenal, Apocalypse and Other Poems Ernesto Cardenal, Flights of Victory/Vuelos de Victoria Ernesto Cardenal, From Nicaragua with Love Ernesto Cardenal, Golden UFOs: The Indian Poems Ernesto Cardenal, Pluriverse: New and Selected Poems Ernesto Cardenal, Psalms Ernesto Cardenal, The Doubtful Strait Ernesto Cardenal, Zero Hour…
Poem of the Day: Daisy Zamora, 50 Love Poems and an Unfulfilled Confession to Ernesto Cardenal
If I had known Ernesto as he appears in the yellowed photograph Julia showed me: lean, bearded, with his plaid shirt and linen pants, hands in his pockets and that vague air of helplessness, I’d…