Poetry, for crying out loud

Article Abstract:

The British Council has linked with publisher Bloodaxe Books to develop 'The Poetry Quartets' project, which involves cassette recordings of poets reading their own work. This comes at a time when it has become common for poets to read their work in public. It is certainly true that poems are humanized and placed in context when they are read aloud, but it can be argued that the voicing of poems is not necessarily always positive. This is particularly the case if the poet is not a good reader and cannot adequately interpret his or her own work.

Government domestic functions, Services, not elsewhere classified, Literature, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers, Sound recordings, Oral interpretation of poetry, Oral interpretation

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Lost in translation

Article Abstract:

Translator and poet Michael Hamburger regrets the fact that literary critics focus on his influence as a translator, tending to overlook his poetry. He emphasizes that he has been writing poems since he was a teenager, and regards writing poetry as his main activity. He can translate all the time, but cannot write poetry all the time. He believes that he has been able to separate his translating work completely from his own writing.

Interview, Poets, Translators (Persons), Hamburger, Michael

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Money, sex and fashion

Article Abstract:

The Royal Academy is staging an exhibition of prints, paintings and woodblock-printed books from the early Ukiyo-e period, running from 1650 to 1765. This exhibition starts with a celebration of the art of Hishikawa Moronobu, and also includes works by Ishikawa Toyonobu.

Exhibitions, Art, Japanese, Japanese art

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