Type Books welcomes prominent academic Michael Cobb (author of Single: arguments for the uncoupled) and cultural critic Sarah Liss, whose essay on Anne Carson is forthcoming in The Walrus magazine. Moderated by Kyle Buckley (author of The Laundromat Essay), they will reflect on Carson’s new book Red Doc>, and continue …
Edinburgh, Scotland This very special event features Iraqi poetry from Ghareeb Iskander, Sabreen Khadhim, Zahir Mousa, Awezan Nouri with new translations from John Glenday, Jen Hadfield, William Letford and Krystelle Bamford. Reel Festivals will also present short readings for Iraq from poets from around Scotland including Vicki Feaver, Anna Crowe, …
The Scottish Poetry Library is offering four month-long residencies to poets, each in one of Scotland's magnificent Botanic Gardens (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh; Benmore, Argyll; Dawyck, Scottish Borders; and Logan, Dumfries & Galloway), to be followed by a fortnight’s residency for each poet at Cove Park. Learn more here. Return …
Led by poet and publisher Jay MillAr, this 10-week workshop will allow students to investigate the trends of the “genre” of the North American Long (or “Serial”) Poem, with particular emphasis on reading and discussing Canadian Long Poems. Provided with a safe haven from undesirable influences such as the marketplace …
Top Canadian artists and musicians come together to celebrate today's flourishing cutting-edge poetry scene in Israel which Rabbi, artist and translator, Aubrey Glazer brings to light in his latest book, Mystical Vertigo: Kabbalistic Hebrew Poetry Dancing Cross the Divide of Jewish Thinking. In a performance-reading Toronto native and New York-based …