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Stefan Bakałowicz's “Roman poet Catullus reading to his friends” (1885).

The Age-Old Struggle of Translating Catullus The Age-Old Struggle of Translating Catullus

A crisp new rendering of the Roman poet’s poems underlines how difficult it is to fully relate all his complexities and contradictions.

Books & the Arts / Nicolas Liney

Alice Notley’s Roving “I”

Alice Notley’s Roving “I” Alice Notley’s Roving “I”

In Being Reflected Upon, a memoir in verse, the poet moves through the moments of her life with an almost cosmic sense of knowingness.

Books & the Arts / Kathryn Scanlan

The Brooklyn Potluck That Helped Black Literature Flourish

The Brooklyn Potluck That Helped Black Literature Flourish The Brooklyn Potluck That Helped Black Literature Flourish

In Courtney Thorsson’s cultural history The Sisterhood, she details how intimate gatherings played a role in the golden age of Black women’s writing.

Books & the Arts / Marina Magloire

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