Apr 01 New Translation Is a Song to the Psalms To help combat depression, Pamela Greenberg flipped through the Book of Psalms in Hebrew, taking time to translate the ones that spoke out to her on any given day. Over time, Greenberg found she had translated so many, she decided… Continue reading
Mar 29 Weekly Poem: From ‘Ludlow’ By Jason Breslow David Mason is a poet, essayist, critic and professor. His most recent collection, "Ludlow," is a novel in verse that tells the story of a handful of immigrants in southern Colorado. He teaches English and creative writing at Colorado College. Continue reading
Mar 15 Weekly Poem: ‘July in Washington’ By Tom LeGro "July in Washington" is from Robert Lowell "Collected Poems" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003). Lowell, who died in 1977, is best known for his volume "Life Studies," "but his true greatness as an American poet lies in the astonishing variety… Continue reading
Mar 08 Weekly Poem: ‘bound isaac’ By Tom LeGro D.A. Powell is the author of "Chronic" (Graywolf Press), which won the 2010 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. The award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, is given annually by Claremont Graduate University to honor work by a mid-career poet. Continue reading
Mar 01 Weekly Poem: ‘scenes from the trip we didn’t take to the antarctic’ By Tom LeGro D.A. Powell is the author of "Chronic" (Graywolf Press), which won the 2010 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. The award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, is given annually by Claremont Graduate University to honor work by a mid-career poet. Continue reading
Feb 22 Weekly Poem: ‘Hole’ By Tom LeGro "Hole" is from Naomi Ayala's "This Side of Early" (Curbstone Press, 2008). Her first collection, "Wild Animals on the Moon," was published in 1997, and a third is forthcoming. She lives in Washington, D.C., and works as an education consultant,… Continue reading
Feb 15 Poet Lucille Clifton Dies at Age 73 Lucille Clifton, a National Book Award-winning poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist, died Saturday after a long fight with cancer. She was 73. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Poet Lucille Clifton Dies After Cancer Battle Former Maryland poet laureate and National Book Award winner Lucille Clifton died Saturday at age 73 after a long battle with cancer. Continue watching