Dark Elderberry Branch: Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva A Reading by Ilya Kaminsky and Jean Valentine
In Dark Elderberry Branch: Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva, Ilya Kaminsky and Jean Valentine take a new approach to Marina Tsvetaeva’s work by interspersing poems with fragments of prose from her “daybooks,” prose books described by one critic as a “lyric diary.” The book is formatted as an assortment of tasty Tsvetaeva tidbits: poems juxtaposed with...
An Interview with Sarah Maclay
We’re living in a moment that is not so much definitively regional or strictly hierarchic as it is kaleidoscopic. Sarah Maclay is a poet, critic, and teacher. She lives in Los Angeles, but draws experience from a life spanning the United States and Europe. She has written three books of poetry, is working on...
Two Voices of Poetry Parnassus and the 2012 Cultural Olympiad
As part of the 2012 Poetry Parnassus—an international poetry event in the spirit of the ancient Olympic Games. Poets and spoken word artists nominated to represent each of the 204 countries participating in the Valzhyna Mort will be representing Belarus. Read her February 2012 interview and our review of her latest book Collected Body. To honor and highlight these two...
An Evening with Katie Farris and Ilya Kaminsky
On a magical night among the Buddhas at Ilya Kaminsky read their own works of art for the 2011 Summer Salon Series curated by Agitprop Literary Arts co-curated by K. Lorraine Graham Our interview with Katie Farris Ilya Kaminsky’s website