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BEST OF POLISH POETRY IN TRANSLATION
Some awesome translations of Polish poet Grzegorz Wroblewski in Jacket 2. In conversation with perhaps the most powerful Polish poet of the 20th century. Tadeusz Różewicz. A special issue about Polish poetry after Rozewicz.http://jacket2.org/polish-poetry-after-rozewicz Wroblewski’s poems are translated by Piotr Gwiazda.http://jacket2.org/grzegorz-wroblewski-and-rozewiczThe five poems are over here:http://jacket2.org/poems/five-poems-wroblewski
MoreThe passenger syndrome
An interview with my close friend and fellow traveler Grzegorz Wróblewski at JACKET 2. IT IS VERY GOOD!!! KOPENHAGA IS VERY VERY GOOD!!! http://jacket2.org/interviews/passenger-syndrome (painting by Grzegorz Wroblewski: “Don’t Tread on Me”)
MoreContemporary English Poetry and North American influences
A nice article today about some of the very best poetry coming from the United Kingdom. And it rocks. Big time! Brilliant! Some influences of NY school poetry and more. Check out the article in Jacket 2 magazine: http://jacket2.org/feature/contemporary-english-poetry-and-north-american-influences
MoreRon Padgett’s Translations of Yu Jian
Ron Padgett, like so many great NY School poets, is also a fantastic translator. I love his translations of French poetry. They are so fluid and contemporary. I especially love his translations of Apollinaire and Blaise Cendrars. Blaise Cendrars’ Complete Poems is one of my favourite collections of poetry ever. He is also a nomadic poet par […]
MoreTHE WORLD ACCORDING TO GRZEGORZ WROBLEWSKI
An excellent review of the nomadic poetics of Grzegorz Wroblewski in Jacket 2. Read it here: the world according to GW
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