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Lorenzo García Vega’s Homage to Juan Sánchez Peláez [by Guillermo Parra]
(Juan Sánchez Peláez at his home in Caracas in 1979, by Vasco Szinetar) One of the reasons I became a translator of Venezuelan literature into English is because I discovered the poetry of…
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The DISQUIET PRIZE: Deadline February 15
DISQUIET’s annual contest seeks the best in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The winner in each genre will be published: the fiction winner in Guernica; the nonfiction winner in Ninthletter.com; and the poetry winner in…
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Intervene: Dolores Dorantes and Rodrigo Flores Sánchez [by Guillermo Parra]
DD and RFS read from Intervenir in Mexico City, 21 November 2009. Click on image for video (in Spanish). In the fall of 2014, the Mexican poets Dolores Dorantes (Córdoba, Veracruz, 1973) and Rodrigo…
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Hump Day Highlights [by Stacey Harwood]
Where we showcase the activities of our friends. — Joshua Mehigan (right) is poet of the week over at Brooklyn Poets. Head over to read his "Heard at the Men's Mission" along with his…
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The Bonfire Reading Series in Pittsburgh [by Guillermo Parra]
(Tom Raworth, February 16th, 2013) One of the best poetry readings I’ve ever attended took place in a comfortable living room with a dozen people listening to the English poet Tom Raworth read at…
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A Los Angeles Tribute to Poet Wanda Coleman [by Jenny Factor]
On Saturday (and Sunday too, actually), the Los Angeles Poetry community celebrated the life and work of Wanda Coleman–a poet large of life, of craft (eclectic, authentic, bold), of hair, of head (she was among…
