poetry

  • Shel Silverstein: Five Things You Might Not Know About the Famous Children’s Poet

    1. He wrote the song “A Boy Named Sue” popularized by Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (Live At San... by DJ_DirtyDevil   2. In 1956 he started drawing comics for Playboy magazine. He contributed to the magazine until 1998. 3. He served in...

  • Poetry with “Something at Stake”: Benjamin Myers on Past and Present

    Ben Myers and his newest book Lapse Americana April means tax stresses and spring, whether for you spring involves heavy snowfall or seasonal allergies. But in the U.S. April is also national poetry month. For Oklahoma poet Benjamin Myers, poetry can inhabit the past and present simultane...

  • The Best Young British Novelists, E.L. Konigsburg, and endangered sounds

    This week’s links highlight several new literary events, including some poetry seminars available to anyone with an Internet connection. Don’t forget our fun finds, either - lots of great inspirations and interesting pieces there too! News, Reviews, and Interviews Do you believe th...

  • The Pulitzer Prize, Girl Rising in theatres, and Poetry Madness brackets

    Lots of exciting literary news debuted in the past two weeks, including this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners announcement. We also have several more interesting pieces about poetry in our continuing celebration of National Poetry Month.  News, Reviews, and Interviews Arthur Sze is th...

  • Tomorrow Is Poem in Your Pocket Day

    Tomorrow is National Poem in Your Pocket Day, and we are providing a printable PDF of “Words” by Dana Gioia, and the download comes paired with the Spanish translation by José Emilio Pacheco. The poem was reprinted by permission of Ediciones el Tucan de Virginia in the September 2011 issue...

  • 5 Poets Your Children Should Know

    While we’re celebrating poetry, let’s not overlook the poets who have written for children. Here are five international poets you should know, all of whom have included children’s poetry among their work.    Nicola Davies was born in Suffolk, England. She is a zoologist and children’s author and w...

  • “P” is for Poetry, Puterbaugh, and Octavio Paz

    This Monday marks a week into poetry month and the opening of the 26th Puterbaugh Festival of International Literature and Culture. Continuing the poetry month celebration, we have a fun find that ties the two together—with music. In this TED talk, composer Eric Whitacre has created a “virtual choi...

  • National Poetry Month, Iraqi literature, and the London Book Fair

    This week ushers in the start of a new month - hello April! This also means that it’s officially National Poetry Month, and we'll be celebrating by bringing you several poetry-related links this week and in the weeks to come. News, Reviews, and Interviews Goodreads recently announc...

  • A Small Map of Experience: Reflections and Aphorisms

    An aphorism is a distilled, laconic reflection about the author’s intimate experiences of reality, expressed through paradox, provocation, or shocking self-disclosure. Aphorisms cannot be conceived theoretically, and one cannot learn how to write them from a manual. They rise up out of authentic ex...

  • Celebrate Poetry Month with WLT

    April is National Poetry Month, and WLT will be celebrating. The Academy of American Poets began the month-long event in 1996. The Academy’s website suggests several ways to participate, ranging from attending a celebrity event at Lincoln Center to carrying a poem in your pocket on April 1...

  • Electronic publishing, a literary safari, and books that make you cry

    We’ve got a little bit of everything for you this week, from remembering the late Nigerian literary giant Chinua Achebe to taking a look at the most popular translated novels of all time.  News, Reviews, and Interviews Should small presses still consider publishing in print, or sim...

  • The Man Asian Literary Prize, translation workshops, and the Banned Books Week poster

    There’s plenty of intellectual stimulation in this week’s links; join us now to delve into the deep theoretical recesses of literature and poetry. News, Reviews, and Interviews We often hear a lot from translators about the art of translation, but how do the authors being translate...

  • Untranslatable words for love, the 2013 World Voices Festival lineup, and more

    This week’s links are full of linguistic appeal—dig into our literary finds, including pieces on translation, multilingual education, and poetry. News, Reviews, and Interviews Stork Press has issued a call to arms for publishers everywhere to join in the fight for translation. Peng...

  • Saving Aramaic, a slam on poetry slams, and a literary love affair

    What a busy week—two holidays! This week’s links look across the globe at recent happenings, including literature festivals and upcoming events. Enjoy! News, Reviews, and Interviews The University of Illinois now offers a masters program in translation studies, both online and on c...

  • Caldecott and Newbery medals, arbitrary grammar, and literary board games

    It’s been another great week of international literature filled with a variety of news from children’s books to Nigerian poetry, and we have some particularly fun literary finds this week including board games and free giveaways. Dig in and enjoy! News, Reviews, and Interviews ...

  • Man Booker Prize, Graywolf Press’ new website, and procrastination

    So many links, so little time! We hope you enjoy perusing this week’s literary news—it should keep you pretty busy until next week. News, Reviews, and Interviews Ms. magazine looks back at the top poetry collections of 2012 written by women. Add them to your reading lists!...

  • New translation imprints, Scotland’s StAnza Festival, and bad writing advice from good writers

    We hope you had a great week filled with lots of good reading. This week’s links include several interviews and some great fun finds. Enjoy! News, Reviews, and Interviews Roger Allen is the 2012 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for his translation of Bensa...

  • The year in review, best literary feuds of 2012, and the Man Asian shortlist

    Welcome to the first Friday Link Pool of 2013! We’ve gathered up all the fun and informative literary links we could find over the holidays (to help make up for how much we know you missed us, of course). Enjoy! News, Reviews, and Interviews English PEN led us back through a whole...

  • Surrendering to the Unsaid

    The Tigris River in Baghdad. Photo NewsHour/Flickr For nearly two years, I worked on poems about my father’s early years in Baghdad. Every now and again, I slipped an occasional question to my dad, hoping that he would help me access the sphere of his life that came before I knew him. My questions...

  • Tribute to teachers, poet James Franco, and a book-cover contest

    Happy holidays from all of us here at World Literature Today! This week’s links will keep you busy throughout your holiday downtime. News, Reviews, and Interviews English PEN announced the very first winners for the new PEN Translates! program last week. A new PEN...

  • Lawyers “Going Crazy” with Language

    Photo Joe Gratz/Flickr As a criminal defense lawyer with a sometime focus on capital defense who has published fiction and poetry, your issue focused on law-inspired literature was particularly gratifying. I was amazed to learn that every defender’s hero, Clarence Darrow, was the law partner of Ed...

  • Mo Yan's acceptance speech, Atwood on zombies, and meeting Nihad Sirees

    So many things happening in the world of literature! Many of this week's links will help you formulate your holiday reading lists with suggestions from other magazines and literary websites. Enjoy! News, Reviews, and Interviews Our friend and previous Neustadt juror Yahia Lababidi...

  • Snubbing poetry, the tortured genius myth, and the dangers of reading in bed

    This week's News, Reviews, and Interviews section is chock-full of new poetry, prose, and translations from around the world. Make sure you get your fill! News, Reviews, and Interviews You can now read an excerpt of Mo Yan's "Bull" at the New Yorker.  The Hungarian Associa...

  • Gangnam Style, Mo Yan, and the human brain

    This week, we've featured several links for your calendar, including events and submission deadlines—make sure you mark them down! News, Reviews, and Interviews Wishing congratulations to all of the authors (and publishers) chosen as this year's National Book Award winners!  Copies...

  • New literary awards, touring author visits, and a zombie story by Margaret Atwood

    A brand new month means all kinds of new beginnings in the world of literature. Enjoy the links this week, and don't forget to come back next week for your dose of literary news! News, Reviews, and Interviews The shortlist for the T.S. Eliot Prize was announced recently. How many o...

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