Childhood as a Place
Writes my smart poet/translator friend E.C. Belli: Because we are so multi-rooted, because we are from everywhere, we are no longer really from a place.…
Marina Tsvetaeva on Alexander Blok
"A stone thrown into a silent lake is—the sound of your name. The light click of hooves at night —your name. Your name at my…
On Studying Poetry and Writing Prose
Here's a snippet from a recent "Brevity" blog post by Anna Vodicka that really resonated with me: The poetry class did not make me a poet. I…
Tanya Paperny 