Monthly Archives: February 2012

Charles Bernstein and Jerome Rothenberg

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

On his blog on Jacket2, Charles Bernstein has recently posted a piece by Ernesto Livon-Grosman on Jerome Rothenberg’s Technicians of the Sacred. The piece was originally written for the celebration of Rothenberg’s 80th birthday late last year. In A Common … Continue reading →

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Long Poems Symposium

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Michele Leggott, Lisa Samuels, and Robert Sullivan have put together a really exciting lineup for the “Short Takes on Long Poems” symposium to be held in Auckland from 28 to 30 March. Organized around Rachel Blau DuPlessis’s visit to New … Continue reading →

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Translating Bei Dao

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Translations shape how a poem is read in ways that reveal a great deal about the translators and the audiences they imagine for their work. One of the most effective methods I’ve found for getting my students to appreciate this … Continue reading →

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Prigov’s Stikhogrammy (Poemographs or concrete poems)

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Most of Dmitri Prigov’s incredible and diverse work is currently difficult for someone without Russian to access online (for an exception, see his PennSound page here). I’m hoping to rectify this by taking up Kenneth Goldsmith’s offer to put some … Continue reading →

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