Borzutzky, Duffy, Ross, Wallschlaeger: Four Reviews by Paul Cunningham
Written After a Massacre in the Year 2018 by Daniel Borzutzky "The poetry of the shattered bone / in the flame of the human document." This is a broken god of a book. [...]
poetry in action #21 | Gunnar Wærness translated by Gabriel Gudding
poetry in action features work by poets from around the world, translated into English. It has three rallying cries: Poets of the world, unite and take over! Resist the oppressive constraints of good, publishable poetry established [...]
“I don’t have time for sleep”: A Review of Mohammed Khair-Eddine’s Agadir by Paul Cunningham
"I don't have time for sleep." In 1967, a devastatingly fierce 26-year old named Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine—fueled by the poetry of Baudelaire, Rimbaud, and Mallarmé—won Jean Cocteau's "Prix des Enfants terribles" for his explosive, genre-defying book, [...]
Poesía en acción | Translator Micro-Interview Series: Jennifer Shyue
1. How did you start translating Julia Wong Kcomt’s poetry? What drew you to it? These two poems are from Julia Wong Kcomt’s latest poetry collection, 18 poemas de fake love para Keanu Reeves, which [...]
Poesía en acción #14: Two poems by Julia Wong Kcomt and Translator Jennifer Shyue
Two Poems By Julia Wong Kcomt Translated by Jennifer Shyue Behind Mount Fright I was waiting for our strange love, for you to tuck scales in your pockets, and slit [...]
“Cicada variations” by Molly Weigel
Grackle in the damp grass dipping and straightening surely wet with dew by now too due process as the peas struggle upward in a slow race against the heat. The 17-year cicadas are awakening from [...]