Venezuelan poet discusses why he became a poet, stating that for him, poetry is the best way to express himself and his relationship with the world. He and the interviewer then discuss different poetic forms. The poet states that he finds that...
Milosz Biedrzycki's talk, titled "Jan Kochanowski: Across the Languages, Beyond the Boundaries," discusses the 16th-century poet, who wrote in Polish and Latin, and his centuries-long impact on Polish poetry. Andrea Hirata's talk, "Translating...
Introducing the Newest Mr. "X" -- Iowa's Friendliest Thanksgiving -- The Giant That Can't Get Away -- Who Gave Us Old Gold and Black? -- Our Grandest Student -- The Scents of Roses -- 30,000,000 Spellings -- This Sophomorish Optimism -- The Citizen...
Xander Maksik from the Writer's Workshop reads a short story called "Trial." Fedosy Santaella, Venezuelan fiction writer, reads a short story. Efrat Mishori (poet, essayist; Israel) reads some poems.
Clark Blaise introduces a 1990 IWP panel about para-literary careers. Antonio Lopez Ortega shares that because he works in television, he has been able to cultivate working relationships with some of the Venezuelan publishing houses. He says it's...
Abdou Mohamed Abdou-Jubair talks about how it has been difficult to emerge as a writer in Egypt since poetry is the main form of literature considered honorable and novelists are not considered to be as worthy. The novel and short story tradition...
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