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Glenn Wallis
Great Books
Glenn Wallis on Gibran's 'The Prophet'
Think About It, 2019

New Books in American Studies New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Literary Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Poetry New Books in Religion & Faith New Books in Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness February 4, 2020 Uli Baer

Kahlil Gibran’s 1923 The Prophet is book that’s changed people’s lives. It is a deceptively simple book, but it contains a radical insight. “Of what can I speak save of that which is even now moving in your souls?” What can a book teach us that we cannot know ourselves?... Read More

Becca Klaver
Ready for the World

Black Lawrence Press, 2020

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Literature New Books in Poetry New Books Network January 16, 2020 Athena Dixon

Becca Klaver writes in the poem ‘Hooliganism Was the Charge,’ It offered reassurance which said, “You are not alone; I can hear you.” Her forthcoming collection, Ready for the World (Black Lawrence Press 2020), reminds us that no matter the digital distance between us we are never quite alone. A... Read More

Joyce Ashuntantang
A Basket of Flaming Ashes

African Books Collective, 2010

New Books in African American Studies New Books in African Studies New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Literature New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Poetry New Books Network December 20, 2019 Michael F. Robinson

Joyce Ashuntantang talks about her experiences as a traveler and a poet, from her childhood Cameroon to her years studying in Great Britain and the United States. Ashuntantang is a professor of English at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. She is the author of many works of poetry, including A Basket... Read More

Emily Skaja
Brute

Graywolf Press, 2019

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Literature New Books in Poetry New Books Network November 15, 2019 Andrea Blythe

Winner of the Walt Whitman Award, Emily Skaja’s Brute (Graywolf Press, 2019) is a stunning collection of poetry that navigates the dark corridors of trauma found at the end of an abusive relationship. “Everyone if we’re going to talk about love please we have to talk about violence,” writes Skaja in... Read More

Emily Wilson, trans., “The Odyssey” (Norton, 2017)

Emily Wilson, translator
The Odyssey

W. W. Norton, 2017

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in European Studies New Books in History New Books in Literary Studies New Books in Literature New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Poetry New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network November 5, 2019 Aven McMaster and Mark Sundaram

The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version, this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes... Read More

Tamara J. Madison
Threed, This Road Not Damascus

Trio House, 2019

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Literature New Books in Poetry New Books Network November 5, 2019 Athena Dixon

Tamara J. Madison, both on the page and in voice, is magical. In her most recent collection, Threed, This Road Not Damascus (Trio House, 2019), she seamlessly bridges the gap between past and present while remaining grounded in the here and now. Via her use of religion, familial history, and... Read More

Jason Bayani
Locus

Omnidawn Publishing, 2019

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Asian American Studies New Books in Literature New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Poetry New Books Network October 15, 2019 Andrea Blythe

“Poetry gave me back a way to find my culture, my history,” says Jason Bayani, discussing his new book Locus (Omnidawn Publishing 2019), which blends memoir and poetry into a stunning exploration of fragmented identities and the Pilipinx-American experience. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop and delving into the knotted complexity of... Read More