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Americans Who Write in the Spirit of Chinese Wilderness Poetry

At a recent poets’ retreat in the Finger Lakes region, Michael Czarnecki presented me with a long awaited gift, his latest FootHills Publishing release, an anthology of five contemporary poets who write, as the title states, In the Spirit of … Continue reading

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Can Americans Write Chinese Poetry?

Of course we can. Coleman Barks, as a young poet, began writing versions of Rumi without understanding the original Persian, relying instead on earlier English translations that though literal lacked the magic of poetry. Now Rumi has become the most … Continue reading

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