Benjamin Paloff

Benjamin Paloff, a poetry editor at Boston Review, teaches at the University of Michigan. His most recent translation is Marek Bienczyk's Tworki (Northwestern).

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2008

  • Personal Histories

    June 11, 2008 Subscribe

    New collections by Adam Zagajewski and Julia Hartwig suggest that postwar Polish verse can't be reduced to "poetry of witness."

2007

  • The Madman and the Poet

    December 6, 2007 Subscribe

    In a new collection of poems by the mentally ill Czech dissident Ivan Blatný, the world and the poet's interpretations of it are continuously transforming.

2005

2004

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» The Notion

Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
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» Altercation

Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman

» Editor's Cut

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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» The Beat

House Rebels Force Fed Audit, Real Economy Onto Agenda | Frank's Financial Services Committee becomes focal point for revolts by members who worry about powerful banks and unemployment.
John Nichols
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» The Dreyfuss Report

Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
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» Act Now!

Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
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