Poetry – Page 8 – Jacke Wilson

November 11, 2015

Exciting Discovery Revealed Tomorrow!

WOW! I don’t want to overpromise until I hear more details, but it sounds like tomorrow will be a Very Big Day for The History of Literature Podcast. Here’s a hint: Come back tomorrow for the Restless Mind Show when all will be revealed. Or just subscribe to the History of Literature Podcast (iTunes | Android | RSS… Continue reading

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Arts, Literature, lost recording, Podcast, Poetry, Walt Whitman

November 6, 2015

Sneak Preview: Hear How Homer Sounds in the Original Language

Remember when we brought you the Epic of Gilgamesh as it sounded in its original language? Well, next up in The History of Literature podcast series is Homer, who of course wrote in Ancient Greek, and we’re lucky to have another beautiful recording. That’s esteemed translator and Homeric scholar (and Zen Buddhist) Professor Stanley Lombardo. Continue reading

Arts, history of literature, Writing

ancient greek, Homer, original language recording, Poetry, stanley lombardo

October 16, 2015

Listen To The Epic of Gilgamesh (read in its original language)

What was it like to listen to the oldest epic poem we have? Press the play button, close your eyes, and travel back 4,000 years…. Open Culture has more. Continue reading

history of literature, Writing

ancient mesopotamia, epic of gilgamesh, History, Literature, oral storytelling, Poetry

October 14, 2015

History of Literature Episode 1 – The Epic of Gilgamesh

Starting our journey with the surprisingly modern story of an ancient warrior-king whose restlessness drives him to seek immortality. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 33:36 — 23.1MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Continue reading

history of literature, Podcast

great books, History, Literature, Poetry

October 13, 2015

Next Episode: The Epic of Gilgamesh

Sneak preview of the next episode in The History of Literature (a new podcast I’ve been asked to host)… I know there are a lot of good translations out there (and a lot of bad ones). I’ve found this one by Stephen Mitchell to be the best. But is a fresh new translation enough to… Continue reading

bibliography, history of literature, Podcast

ancient works, Authors, epic of gilgamesh, Literature, Podcast, Poetry, stephen mitchell

October 14, 2014

Writers Laughing: Garrett Hongo

A grainy photograph but the personality comes through nevertheless. Happy Tuesday, everyone! Continue reading

Authors, Fiction, Writing

garrett hongo, Literature, memoir, Personality, photograph, Poetry, Writers laughing

February 28, 2014

Killer Poetry

We’ve had killer fiction on our radar screen for a while. Now here comes the tragic tale of… killer poetry! A former teacher was detained in Russia’s Urals after being accused of stabbing an acquaintance to death in a dispute about literary genres, investigators said Wednesday. The 67-year-old victim insisted that “the only real literature is… Continue reading

Authors, Fiction, Writing

Kant, Poetry, Russian tragedy

February 20, 2014

Fantastic Poem Breakdown: “In Memory of W. B. Yeats” by W.H. Auden

Taking a break from the Terrible Poem Breakdown series this week. Instead, we’re focused on Nina Martyris’s wonderful look at a classic poem by the great W.H. Auden. More than just a close read, Martyris’s essay provides what amounts to a biography of the poem in the hands of multiple poets: The poem was W.… Continue reading

Authors, Terrible Poem Breakdown, Writing

auden, brodsky, eliot, heaney, Poetry, walcott, yeats

January 20, 2014

Terrible Poem Breakdown: Another Apologia (of Sorts)

Some thoughts on the Terrible Poem Breakdown series, which continues to be one of our more popular sets of posts here on the blog. Even though I try to make it clear that the poets have expressly consented, it seems I risk being viewed as too negative. Readers, I get it: poets deserve our empathy,… Continue reading

Authors, Terrible Poem Breakdown, Writing

Death, parenting, Poetry

December 13, 2013

Writer in Your Life? The Greatest Gift Idea Ever

Great Paris Review interview with the amazing Ursula K. Le Guin. Two quick points: Le Guin mentions getting an early boost from Ace Doubles, a series by Ace Publishing that sought to put out two short novels combined in one book. I love this idea – and what great covers they had! Worth a roam through the… Continue reading

Authors, Publishing, Writing

Arts, Interview, Online Writing, Poetry, Soho Press, Ursula K Le Guin, Writers Resources