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Joanna Biggar Shares Two Poems that Speak to Now These poems by Bertalicia Peralta and A.E. Stallings "both shine light on troubling places in this aching world." Joanna Biggar shares two poems she came upon recently that speak to the times. The first, by Panamanian poet Bertalicia Peralta "illuminates the power of love in a powerful woman." The second, by A. E. Stallings, "After a Greek Proverb," "reminds us of the harrowing plight of millions of refugees and their forced marches from home." This is the Biggar's first blog post following the death of the beloved women's liberation … [Read more...]

Katherine E. Young Breaks Down Her New Translation of LOOK AT HIM by Anna Starobinets Katherine E. Young appears on Leslie Pietrzyk "To be Read" blog series to discuss her new translation of a book that "ignited a firestorm" in Russia Former Arlington Poet Laureate, Katherine E. Young, describes the trials of translating a controversial and beautiful Russian memoir in this written interview conducted by author Leslie Pietrzyk. Read an excerpt below, or read the entire interview here. And attend the book release for Look at Him here. Katherine E. Young's new original collection of … [Read more...]

Challenge and Ambition: Rose Solari Releases new Poetry Reviews for WIRoB Rose Solari's reviews this month focus on four collections that "challenge and stretch the reader’s expectations in terms of content, form, or both." Rose Solari's reviews this month concern books that "challenge and stretch the reader’s expectations in terms of content, form, or both." This includes Charlotte Pence's vitalizing Code with its centerfold poem written entirely in DNA, Kelvin Corcoran's The Republic of Song with its tributes to the scholar and poet Lee Harwood, Lauren Camp's soft poems … [Read more...]

Rose Solari Joins in a Dickinson Tradition at this Year’s Tell it Slant Festival For the first time, Tell it Slant Festival is going digital. Make sure you catch the final days of the Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon. While the Emily Dickinson poetry marathon is not a marathon in the traditional sense, it does test the endurance, fortitude, and preparedness of all its participants. Over a seven day period, 14 hours in all, participants will read every one of the enigmatic 19th-century poet's 1,789 poems in the order prescribed by R.W. Franklin's The Poems of Emily … [Read more...]

A Stirring Tribute: Carmen Nickerson reads Solari’s “Meditation for my Country” During 9/11 Concert Singer-songwriter Carmen Nickerson delivers a touching performance of Rose Solari's poem during her No Studios unplugged session Accomplished singer-songwriter Carmen Nickerson and pianist Kostia Efimov provide an intimate, acoustic set as part of the No Studios unplugged series.  At approximately 42 minutes into the set, Nickerson pauses to acknowledge the date - September 11th - and pulls out a sheet of paper. The poem she reads is Rose Solari's "Meditation for my … [Read more...]