Poetry

  • Alex Ringer, “Thistle-Garden (Cynara syriaca f. alba),” Jezreel Valley, Israel

    Three Protest Poems Against the Violence in Israel

    March 23, 2016 Tuvia Ruebner
    Alex Ringer, “Thistle-Garden (Cynara syriaca f. alba),” Jezreel Valley, Israel Introductory note by translator Rachel Tzvia Back Tuvia Ruebner was born in Slovak…
  • Guillermo Arreola, Ni tú escaparás (2005), mixed media on canvas, 90 x 80cm. Courtesy of the artist.

    Two Poems

    September 9, 2015 Jorge Ortega
    Guillermo Arreola, Ni tú escaparás (2005), mixed media on canvas, 90 x 80cm. Courtesy of the artist. Durability of Materials                                  L’Art est l…
  • Shanghai gelatin silver print

    Old Shanghai

    August 12, 2015 Zhu Zhu
    史国瑞 (Shi Guorui), “Shanghai,” 15–16 October 2004, unique camera obscura, gelatin silver print,129 x 440 cm. By permission of the photographer. In this YouTube video, he discusses the genesis…
  • Idea Vilarino. Photo © Sima.

    Four Poems

    July 15, 2015 Idea Vilariño
    Idea Vilariño in Paris, ca. 1954 | Photo by Michel Sima, from Idea: la vida escrita, by Ana Inés Larre Borges (2007) | Source: elmalpensante.com Translator’s note: Idea Vil…

  • Two Poems

    June 15, 2015 Marc Vincenz
    Dissipating Cloudcover Stormbreak                         distances unseen                          from the storehouse  lap of rain                          on the shingles  sky                      …

  • Celebrate Poetry Month with WLT

    April 1, 2013 The Editors of WLT
    April is National Poetry Month, and WLT will be celebrating. The Academy of American Poets began the month-long event in 1996. The Academy’s website suggests several ways to participate, rang…