I feel it is a rarity for poets to allow themselves to play linguistically with their poems, or maybe just play in general. So many poets take themselves and their work so seriously, somehow along the line their poems become a monotonous, intelligent whine. This is not, in any way, the case for Kevin Young's Jelly Roll. The collection of poems...
Monday, May 10, 2010
The Wild Iris
In terms of who I am indebted to as a poet, Luise Gluck just recently made the list. Her book of poetry The Wild Iris is one of the most brilliant collections I have read in a long time. I will be honest, the fact that I am whole heartedly obsessed with gardening may play into it. It is a desire of mine to one day live on a self sustaining commune,...
Howl- To See With the Eyes of the Angels
In William Carlos Williams introduction to Allen Ginesbergs Howl he says, "Poets are damned by they are not blind, they see with the eyes of the angels. This poet [Ginsberg] sees through and all around the horrors he partakes of in the very intimate details of his poem. He avoids nothing but experiences it to the hilt." If Howl by Allen Ginsberg...
The mastery of Rainer Maria Rilke
"For there are moments when something new has entered into us, something unknown; our feelings grow mute in shy perplexity, and everything in us withdraws, a stillness comes, and the new which no one knows, stands in the midst of it and is silent." Rainer Maria Rilke said this to a 'young poet' in his eighth letter of Letters to a Young Poet. The...
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Tuesday; An Art Project
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Tuesday; An Art Project is an independent literary journal that published biannually. Tuesday is very keen on letter pressing it artists’ works on to individual note cards. Tuesday accepts submissions of poetry, art and photography. As far as aesthetics are concerned the editors only ask for “your favorite poems. What else could we ask for?” Reading...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Hechizo seco, de Kevin Young
The Dry Spell, en inglés, lo encuentras abajo)Por Margarita Ruiz-Soto Cuando no perteneces a un país, a una cultura, a una región, tu lectura de piezas poéticas como The Dry Spell, de Kevin Young exige proyectar sobre el texto los límites...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
La música de Kevin Young
Oscar Godoy Barbosa El blues, esa música que encuentra sus raíces en África pero nació en América para expresar la angustia, la tristeza, el desamor, la decepción, la frustración y la rabia de los trabajadores negros, y que ha entrado a formar parte de la cultura occidental contemporánea en muy diversos géneros y subgéneros, es el ritmo que colma los...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Chroma
Chroma: A Queer Literary and Arts Journal is based in London and is published twice a year. Ben Fergusson is the editor. Saradha Soobrayen is the poetry editor and Andras Gerevich, Sophie Mayer, Mike Upton and Pascal O’Loughlin are the commissioning editors. Like many arts organizations in the UK, Chroma receives support from Arts Council England.Noted...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Deepstep Come Shining
POR: Rubén Varona“Lead me, guide me to the light of your paper. Keep me in your arc of acuity. And when the ream is spent. Write a poem on my back. I’ll never wash it off.”Como si se tratase de la película de una cámara fotográfica, cada uno de los poemas...
Monday, April 12, 2010
Boston Review
Boston Review is probably best known for its current fiction editor, Junot Diaz who received the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao in 2008. BR was founded in 1975 and is an independent, nonprofit institution....
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Notes on imagery in three books by James Wright, Mary Ruefle and Mark Levine
Effective poetry images, descriptive or figurative, have the capacity to spruce up in the reader not only physical sensations but, more important, feelings in the soul.Imagery in ancient Chinese poetry was keen in relating human emotions and sensations to images of nature. Numerous stereotypical associations were made, which the reader, educated or...
The Kenyon Review
The Kenyon Review, founded in 1939 at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, is another prestigious magazine that has gone through the transformation from pure love of the arts to a combination of high quality art and business-like structure. The reading period for 2010-11 runs from September 15, 2010 through January 15, 2011. They look for poetry, fiction,...
Louise Gluck- Wild Iris
Wild Iris is a collection of poems by Louise Gluck. This group of poems is comprised of serene titles such as "Clear Morning", "Violets" and "Lullaby." At first glance this serenity can be deceiving. If one expects from the smoothly orchestrated language subject matter that reflects that demeanor, then they're expectations will be disappointed....
Crítica Louise Gluck
Louise Gluck y la voz de dios Oscar Godoy Barbosa En los poemas de The wild iris, de Louise Gluck (New York, 1943) aparece una y otra vez un recurso que a fuerza de su reiteración acaba por caracterizar la intención de la autora: siempre parecen establecer un diálogo entre una voz hablante y un interlocutor (You, que bien podría ser “usted”,...
Bellevue Literary Review
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Daniel GreenhalghThe Bellevue Literary Review is published twice a year in the Fall and Spring by the Department of Medicine at New York University Lancone Medical Center. The Bellevue Medical Center is the oldest public hospital in the U.S. and their...
Friday, April 2, 2010
/nor New Ohio Review
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/nor (new ohio review)English Dept. / 360 Ellis HallOhio UniversityAthens, OH 45701Phone: (740) 597-1360E-mail: noreditors@ohio.edunew ohio review reads selections year round for subscribers, and from September to May for nonsubscribers. It is edited by the Creative Writing Department at Ohio University and was founded in 2007. The journal is published...
Hayden's Ferry Review
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Hayden’s Ferry Review (HFR) has been in circulation out of Arizona State University since 1986. Currently in its issue 45 (Fall-Winter 2009-10) the magazine has gradually moved towards putting emphasis on publishing international voices, translations, and accepting on-line submissions only after May 2010 via a “submissions manager” found in their web...
Literary Bohemian
c/o Carolyn Harris ZukowskiPo Vodě 55Český Krumlov, Czech Republic 3810Literary Bohemian began publishing poetry, short prose, and longer prose in November of 2008 centered on traveling. The goal of Literary Bohemian is to "transport the reader elsewhere." The poems selected assist in the goal as they all do take the reader to the location written...
Northwest Review
Northwest Review (NWR), 5243 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5243, tel. 541-346-3957, fax 541-346-0537, nwreview@uoregon.edu, has been in circulation for more than 50 years. Its pages have seen poets and writers like Charles Bukowski, Raymond Carver, Philip Levine, and William Stafford. With a solid reputation nationally and internationally,...
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Reseña: Revista Literaria Baquiana
Review of a Literary Journal: Revista Literaria Baquiana http://www.baquiana.com/El término Baquiano se aplica a personas que conocen los caminos, las sendas, los vados en determinadas zonas de una ciudad o un país. Tal como un faro que alumbra en medio de la noche, sirve de guía, sin esperar, muchas veces, nada a cambio. –Baquiana.comBaquiana combina...
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