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This essay examines the complex role of the poet-translator through the specific case of the collaborative relationship between Mexican poet Octavio Paz and his long-time translator, the American poet Muriel Rukeyser. The article first outlines the role of literary translation in Rukeyser's artistic practice and illustrates her outlook on the process. More generally, it engages with existing theorizations of the translation of poetry, especially those that focus on the often precarious position of the established poet as translator. With Rukeyser's translatorial position established, the article then provides a close reading of the correspondence between these two long-time collaborators, bringing to the foreground a gradually increasing disconnect over how Paz's poetry should be translated. These progressively differing points of view on translation would eventually play a role in opening up Paz's Spanish-language poetry to new translators in the United States. While this article examines an understudied but crucial facet of Rukeyser's career as a writer and translator, it also sheds light on the complicated set of expectations and realities involved when one poet translates another. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present work addresses the deep intertangled poetic kithship between the Jewish German‐language poet Paul Celan (1920 – 70) and his most prolific translator, the contemporary translingual American poet, Pierre Joris (b. 1946). Taking Joris's recent and final translated volume of Celan's poetry — Memory Rose into Threshold Speech (2020) — as its discursive perch, this essay constellates various key interlocutors between the two poets and examines Joris's tremendous half‐century‐long feat in translating Celan into an American idiom. The force and ultimate lasting power of Joris's translation project lies in its rare ability to hold and behold in English the mutilated music of Celan's umfarshtandlekh (incomprehensible) poetics, itself a form of German reimagined through a post‐Holocaust expanded Yiddish. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pierre Joris discusses his literary journey from Luxembourg to Bard College to Algeria to Paris and London and finally New York. Joris focuses on his translation of Paul Celan, his engagement with the poetry of the Maghreb (culminating in his coediting of The University of California Book of North African Literature, volume 4 of Poems for the Millennium), and the importance of French poet Edmond Jabès. He goes on to address his choice to write in his fourth language, English, and the formative readings of American poetry and his connection to some of the New American Poets of the generation older than him. In the course of the interview, Joris discusses his sense of a nomadic community—or perhaps better to say "negative" or "inoperable" community. Throughout, he comes back to his commitments to writing poetry and to translation as the core the practice of poetry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines scholarly inquiry into works by American poets from the 1950s to the present. Topics discussed include the interpretive potentials of unusual ways of reading for literary criticism as discussed by Craig Dworkin in "Radium of the Word: A Poetics of Materiality," and the consequences of a spatial turn in the humanities and social sciences for contemporary criticism as explored in the anthology "Geopoetics in Practice," edited by Eric Magrane.

The article examines scholarly inquiry into works by American poets from 1900 to the 1950s. Topics discussed include the inclusion of works by lesser-known poets in the volume "African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song," edited by Kevin Young and issued by the Library of America, and Ben Glaser's exploration of the resistance of New Critical writers to meter and paraphrase in his book "Modernism's Metronome: Meter and Twentieth-Century Poetic."

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include the problem with the observed lack of market share of poetry, the meaning of the term echopoetics which he introduced in his 2016 book "Pitch of Poetry," and his significant role in the establishment of the literary movement L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E.

The article presents a discussion of the echopoetics of American poet Charles Bernstein, adapted from a Chinese essay published in a 2019 issue of "Foreign Literature Studies" journal. Topics explored include the significant contribution of Bernstein to the American Language poetry literary movement, the postmodernist characteristics of poems authored by Bernstein, and the identification of the Taoist and Zen aesthetics of Bernstein's poems.

The author explores the association of Yiddish poetics to the writings of American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include the conversation between Bernstein and fellow poet Hannah Weiner on the textual imagination of the idea of the astral in accordance to Jewish traditions, the attitude of Bernstein towards the translation of poetry, and comparison between the legacies of Bernstein and poet Jerome Rothenberg in the fields of poetry and art.

The article explores the poetics of American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include the response of Bernstein to literary criticisms of his poetry, the subject matter and composition of his poetry which he highlighted in his 1987 essay "The Artifice of Absorption," and the concept of self-dramatization reportedly adopted by Bernstein in his writings.

The article explores the career, accomplishments, and literary works of American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include his contribution to the Poetics program of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, the way Bernstein acknowledged the poetic ideologies and achievements of fellow poet Ezra Pound, and observations on the pseudo-prologue of Bernstein's poem "The Truth in Pudding."

The author explores the poetics of pataquericalism established by American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include the significant role of Bernstein in the creation of the Language poets literary movement, the critical inquiry into the structure and language of poetry, and the necessity of a silent state of mind to allow poetry to influence one's consciousness.

The author presents a discussion of American poet Charles Bernstein and avant-garde literature, adapted from his introduction to the book "Sign Under Test: Selected Poems and Essays," edited by Ian Probstein. Topics explored include the history and aesthetic of poetry according to Bernstein, the opposition expressed by Bernstein to the 1950 essay "Projective Verse," published by fellow poet Charles Olson, and the structure and composition of essay-poems.

This section presents a reprint of the article "Your Brain on Poetry: The Making of the Poetics Program," by American poet Charles Bernstein, which appeared in an issue of "K.O.S.H.K.O.N.O.N.G." journal. Topics discussed include the participation of Bernstein in a graduate seminar held at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, his correspondence with fellow poet Robert Creeley, and the establishment of the Poetics Program at SUNY Buffalo.

This section presents the English translation of the afterword to American poet Charles Bernstein's book "Renflouer la poésie," that was initially published in French language. Topics discussed include the introduction of Bernstein's poetry collection to the French audience, the publication of his works in various magazines and chapbooks in France, and the significant role of Bernstein in the Language poets literary movement.

This section presents the English translation of the introduction to American poet Charles Bernstein's book "Blanco Inmóvil," that was initially published in Spanish language. Topics discussed include the poetry of Bernstein compared to the works of fellow American poets Walt Whitman and Gertrude Stein, the way the publication aimed to explore the qualities of language, and the notable works and accomplishments of Bernstein as a writer.

This section presents the English translation of the foreword to American poet Charles Bernstein's book "Runouden puolustus," that was initially published in Finnish language. Topics discussed include the significance of being connected to Bernstein and his poetry community, the role of Bernstein as a poetry activist, critic, and teacher, and the distinct structure and qualities of poems written by Bernstein.

This section presents the English translation of the preface to American poet Charles Bernstein's book "Pour ainsi dire (So to Speak)," that was initially published in French language. Topics discussed include the attitude of Bernstein towards the French language and poetry writing, the languages being spoken by New York City residents, and observations on the poetic markers and structure of Bernstein's poetry.

The article presents the text of the speech delivered by literary critic Marjorie Perloff to introduce the 2019 Distinguished Wenqin Yao Lectures to be presented by American poet Charles Bernstein at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. Topics discussed include the authorship of several poetry books by Bernstein, the reputation and accomplishments earned by Bernstein, and the notion of poetry established by Bernstein in his 1986 book "Content's Dream."

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include the discourses of radical hybridity in poetry writing, his expectations for new audiences of poetry, his techniques against absorptive poetry, and the poem he wrote on the day American poet John Ashbery passed away.

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include his friendship and admiration for several Russian writers such as Dmitri Prigov and Lev Rubinstein, his teaching of works of various Russian poets, and his attitude towards the translation of his poems into the Russian language.

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include his involvement in poetry writing, his insights on poetic language, the literary form of poetry, and the poetry book "Tender Buttons," by Gertrude Stein, and the social responsibility of the poet in addition to the social function of poetry.

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include his interest in music and poetry particularly the works of composer John Cage and poet Jackson Mac Low, comparison between his poetics and the compositions of Cage, and the distinct characteristics of his poetic structure.

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include his vision of poetry which he highlighted in his book "Senses of Responsibility," the functions of poetry in the society, his critical views on social and political issues, and his use of irony in his writings.

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include comparison between poetry writing in the U.S. and in Great Britain, the political perspective of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the U.S., and his outlook on the teaching of poetry by English departments in the U.S.

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include his initial involvement in writing poetry, his admiration for poets such as Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and Laura Riding, his career as an English professor, and his interest in reading daily newspapers particularly "The New York Times."

The article discusses scholarly publications about American poetry from the 1950s to the present. These include Lauri Ramey's "A History of African American Poetry," Lynn Keller's "Recomposing Ecopoetics: North American Poetry of the Self-Conscious Anthropocene," and James Maynard's "Robert Duncan and the Pragmatist Sublime." It notes that several publications address issues of canon formation in African American poetry.

The article discusses scholarly publications about American poetry from the 1900 to the 1950s. These include Sonya Posmentier's Cultivation and Catastrophe: The Lyric Ecology of Modern Black Literature," Thomas Travisano's "Love Unknown: The Life and Worlds of Elizabeth Bishop," and Peter Riley's "Whitman, Melville, Crane, and the Labors of American Poetry: Against Vocation."

This article presents an analysis of the profound and thorough influence of photography as an art-form on the works of American poet Marianne Moore. The author describes several influential photographers in Moore's life, along with several examples of the artistic medium's thematic impact on her work, despite nearly never being overtly mentioned or included in the texts of her poems.

The article presents the text of the speech delivered by poet Susan Howe at the retirement celebration of American poet Charles Bernstein at the Kelly Writers House in Pennsylvania on April 4, 2019. Topics discussed include the reputation of Bernstein as poet and teacher, her friendship with Bernstein since their initial meeting in the late 1970s, and the acknowledgment of the literary accomplishments and contributions of Bernstein.

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include his insights on abstract nouns in various fields ranging from politics to philosophy, his outlook on the goals and efficiency of American university and education, and the advice he could offer to young poets.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses the career and literary works of American poet Charles Bernstein.

The article presents a critical analysis of literary works on several poets from 1900 to the 1950s such as Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks and E. E. Cummings. Topics discussed include the book E. E. Cummings' Modernism and the Classics by J. Alison Rosenblitt; the article A Stitch in Time: H.D.'s Craft Modernism as Transhistoric Repair by Amy E. Elkins and the book Aphrodite's Daughters: Three Modernist Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Maureen Honey.

The article focuses on various literary works on poets Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot. Topics discussed include analyses of Eliot's religious and philosophical contexts; volumes of the book The Complete Prose of T. S. Eliot: The Critical Edition; and the book The Cambridge History of Modernism by Vincent Sherry.

The article focuses on various books and other literary works on poets Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Topics discussed include the book Life and Adventures of Jack Engle: An Auto-Biography by Whitman; the book The Afterlives of Specimens: Science, Mourning, and Whitman's Civil War by Lindsay Tuggle; and exploration of the convergences and divergences of the poets' lives and literary careers.

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include the definition he could offer to poetry, the distinction between prose and poetry in terms of sense, his poetry preferences and insights on the future of poetry, and his outlook for the translation of poems.

This section presents an interview with American poet Charles Bernstein. Topics discussed include the kinds of poetry he reads, the effect of poetry writing on his consciousness, the publication of his poetry books "My Way: Speeches and Poems" and "With Strings" by University of Chicago Press, and his engagement with the reviews and commentaries earned by his writings.

The author reflects on the literary work "The Bight" by poet Elizabeth Bishop. She examines the presence of the tradition danse macabre in the composition, and states the literature was written on February 8, 1948. She also attributes the association of the skeleton in the poem to her mother, Gertrude Bishop, who passed away in May 1934.

The article examines Greek poet Giorgos Seferis' translation of American poet Ezra Pound's first canto. Topics covered include Russian-American linguist Roman Jokobson's thoughts on the distinction between interlingual and intralingual translation, analysis of the linguistic tradition and Greekness in Seferis' translation theory and practice and his exposition of the thin boundary between languages and types of translation.

The article discusses the literary works that made significant contributions to the scholarship devoted to works in poetry from the 1940s to the present in 2014. Topics covered include U.S. poet Elizabeth Bishop as a key figure in narratives of poetry, Bishop's derivative poetics and formative influence on younger poets, and the detractors of the new editions of Bishop's poetry.

The article discusses the literary works that made significant contributions to the scholarship devoted to the work of U.S. poet and critic Ezra Pound and essayist and social critic T. S. Eliot in 2014. Topics covered include Eliot's letter regarding the poem "St. Sebastian" and the text of "Salome," Pound's fumbling towards a jargon-based poetry, and Pound's social criticism and propaganda in the 1930s.

The article discusses the literary works that made significant contributions to the scholarship devoted to the work of U.S. poet and essayist Walt Whitman in 2014. Topics covered include Whitman's attitudes toward violence and the carnage of the Civil War, Whitman's benighted comments about race, and Whitman's relationship with the American South.

MARTÍN ESPADA has published more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist, and translator. THE COMMON VERSE Labor: Studies in Working- Class History, Volume 18, Issue 1 DOI 10.1215/15476715-8767290 © 2021 by Martín Espada 4 Remake of Me the Sickle for Thy Grain Martín Espada For Arturo Giovannitti Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1912 Remake of me the sickle for thy grain; remake of me the oven for thy bread. Remake of me the sickle for thy grain; remake of me the oven for thy bread. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses several studies on American poets Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Some of the works on Whitman and Dickinson are from international scholars with translations in foreign languages. Several studies discussed include "Political Companion to Walt Whitman" by John E. Seery, "Democratic Manliness" by Terrell Carver and "Dickinson, Blake, and the Hymnbooks of Hell" by Alan Blackstock.

Chapter 9 of the book "American Literary Scholarship," is presented. It features the American poet and writer, William Faulkner and provides biographical insights in "Faulkner and Love: The Women Who Shaped His Art," by Judith Sensibar. An analysis of Faulkner's works are discussed including "The Sound and the Fury," "As I Lay Dying" and "The Wild Palms," wherein Faulkner's narrative techniques are highlighted and his anti-capitalism views and belief in risk-taking are explored.

Chapter 8 of the book "American Literary Scholarship," is presented. It focuses on essays featuring two American poets, Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot. Haoming Liu explores Pound's use of ideogram, Sarah Davison and Robert Stack on the lyrical quality with a hint of troubadour influence on Pound's poetry. David Chinitz's assessment of Eliot's personality and his role in literary modernism and Steve Ellis's guide to understanding and interpreting Ellis's poems are also discussed.