What Comes After Elegy? The appearance of The Darkening Trapeze: Last Poems, by Larry Levis, Graywolf Press, 2016, surprised those who expected that Elegy, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997, also published posthumously, was probably the last collection of Larry Levis’ work.…
Then Come Back, The Lost Neruda Poems —Translation by Forrest Gander I love reading translations into English–the imagery and metaphors of another mindset, worldview, often come across so fresh and startling when they come from another language. But translations bring…
Poet Elizabeth Bishop’s Armadillo Bobblehead — Or Not How A Place Fires Your Imagination Matters More Than Any Facts About It Have you had the ability to meet a person you’ve admired from afar? No, I don’t mean admire in that…
Writing, Distractions, Productivity Causes of Lack of Focus Most days, I can focus well even if there are a lot of noises and distractions all around me. Today wasn’t one of those days. For one thing, I had a lot to…
Poem: The Filmmakers Called It Art This poem is from my book Stars Crawl Out From Their Caves. You can hear me read the poem. Below the recording, you’ll find the full text of the poem: The Filmmakers Called…
