Another Room to Live In: 15 contemporary Arab poets---Litmus Press.
Trilingual. Some Arabic OV translated into French, others into English. Accompanied by discussions between poets and translators for each poem---which takes you into the poetics 'between the poems'.
I've picked up the Mead again, too! I kinda love prude-Mary Ann Evans. I famously was a little prude in high school, too--some friends (still friends) cracked open a 6-pack of beer suddenly and I shouted, in my prude-iest Mary Ann Evans voice, "Take me home, BEFORE YOU ALL GET TOO WASTED." And now? I'll defend prude-ass Mary Ann Evans to the death.
Another Room to Live In: 15 contemporary Arab poets---Litmus Press.
Trilingual. Some Arabic OV translated into French, others into English. Accompanied by discussions between poets and translators for each poem---which takes you into the poetics 'between the poems'.
Starting Myra Breckenridge tonight! I loved Vidal’s City and Pillar—excited to see how this one is
Will finish Food Rules by Michael Pollan and after that I haven't decided yet.
I love that delicious decision over what to read next…
I am reading a collection of poems by the Portuguese Poet Eugénio de Andrade
Never heard of him. Thanks for adding this!
Here's one of his poems:
Penniless Lovers
They had faces open to whoever passed.
They had legends and myths
and a chill in the heart.
They had gardens where the moon strolled
hand in hand with the water.
They had an angel of stone for a brother.
They had like everyone
the miracle of every day
dripping from the roofs;
and golden eyes
glowing with a wilderness of dreams.
They were hungry and thirsty like animals,
and there was silence
around their steps.
But at every gesture they made,
a bird was born from their fingers
and, dazzled, vanished into space.
Wow!! This is an amazing poem. Thank you for posting it
Havana Glam, by Wu Ming, and Humboldt's Gift, by Saul Bellow
I keep meaning to read more Saul Bellow. And I’ve never read Wu Ming
Wu Ming is an Italian authors collective. Their first novel, Q, signed by Luther Blisset is wonderful
What a fantastic thing I just learned from you — thank you!!
I've picked up the Mead again, too! I kinda love prude-Mary Ann Evans. I famously was a little prude in high school, too--some friends (still friends) cracked open a 6-pack of beer suddenly and I shouted, in my prude-iest Mary Ann Evans voice, "Take me home, BEFORE YOU ALL GET TOO WASTED." And now? I'll defend prude-ass Mary Ann Evans to the death.
Also, I'm reading a collection of poems by Irish poet Declan Ryan, "Crisis Actor", and I wish I had written that little book.
What a great title! Sounds like I need to check it out
Barry Lopez - Embrace Fearlessly The Burning World - Essays
Also re-reading "There There" by Tommy Orange -- Love him !