March 27, 2020 Olga Karman was born in Havana, Cuba and lived there until she was twenty years and two months old. Her teenage years coincided with Fidel Castro’s armed struggle and eventual rise to power. “How exciting it was listening to Radio Rebelde every night over our short wave radio. I was in theContinue reading “Olga Karman”
Author Archives: Katherine Hastings
Ulalume Gonzàlez de Leòn in Translation
March 19, 2020 “Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world.” — Italo Calvino The translation of poetry from one language to another is a daunting, some would say impossible, task. Some words in one language mayContinue reading “Ulalume Gonzàlez de Leòn in Translation”
Patrick Cahill
March 11, 2020 Continuing with our mission of highlighting a few poets who have new books that were presented to a diminished audience at AWP this year due to the Coronavirus, we move on to San Francisco poet Patrick Cahill. To have Cahill’s poems available to us in his new collection The Machinery of SleepContinue reading “Patrick Cahill”
Four Poets for March beginning with Jane Hirshfield
March 4, 2020 As you all know by now, many of the poets and publishers who were scheduled to appear at the AWP conference in San Antonio this week have had to cancel due to concerns about the Coronavirus. It’s possible that by the time you read this post, the entire conference may be shutContinue reading “Four Poets for March beginning with Jane Hirshfield”
Irene Sipos
February 19, 2020 One of the first poets I heard read in Buffalo was Irene Sipos. She was celebrating the release of her collection Stones (NFB Publishing, 2018) at one of my favorite bookstores, Talking Leaves on Elmwood Avenue. Between the poems she was reading and the way she presented them, the experience was aContinue reading “Irene Sipos”
Devreaux Baker
February 7, 2020 It has been my pleasure since about 2007 to know Mendocino poet Devreaux Baker. She is the author of five full-length collections of poetry, including Hungry Ghosts; out of the bones of earth; Red Willow People; Beyond the Circumstance of Sight; and Light at the Edge. She also co-edited, with Sharon DoubiagoContinue reading “Devreaux Baker”
Responses to Charles Cote and Learning the Blog Biz
As I mentioned in my first entry last month, I’m new at blogging and will learn as I go. Hopefully, it won’t take too long before I can at least fake my way into something that looks like its supposed to look. “Just LOOK intelligent,” my mother told me as a child. I’ll try. ResponsesContinue reading “Responses to Charles Cote and Learning the Blog Biz”
January 25, 2020 Introducing: Charles Cote One of the pleasures of moving to a new state has been the opportunity to hear and meet poets I had not been aware of in my old Northern California stomping grounds. One of these poets is Charles Cote. A few months ago, I had the pleasure of sittingContinue reading
