May 31, 2019
Why American Poets Ought to Translate More Poems
As literary translators go, I am mostly a fraud, and thus beset by a fear that all frauds—from TV psychics to reality TV presidents—share: to be exposed by those who […]
July 7, 2011
Mix Tape: Carpe diem. You never know when the credits will start rolling.
A reality show…for Nigerian poets? Unfortunately, it seems that we Americans classify talent as the ability to toss flaming batons while whistling “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” When Scattergories just doesn’t cut […]