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Richard Meier is the author of four books of poetry, most recently February March April April (Oxeye Press) and In the Pure Block of the Whole Imaginary (Omnidawn). He is writer-in-residence at Carthage College and lives in Madison and
How precocious was Willa Cather? Well, editor of a national magazine at age 22, but her letters tell the story best. Listen as Brette Olpin reads from Cather’s early correspondence and judge for yourself. Editorial work and commentary by Alex
How quickly a year does pass … here for Valentine’s Day 2019 are twenty more of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Readers (in order of appearance) are David Simmons, Nick Barovic Hancock and Alex Hancock.
What are we to make of the life and writings of Simone Weil? Born in Paris in 1909 to an acculturated Jewish family, her older brother a mathematical prodigy and genius, she graduated from the École Normale Supérieure first in
Shakespeare’s Richard III was his breakthrough work and established him as the leading dramatist in London. His Richard may not be the Richard of history, but it suited the Tudor politics of the day and gave the groundlings enough blood
Steve Tomasko doesn’t fish as much, walk in the woods enough, or write as often as he should. At some point, Steve’s background in biology collided (hybridized?) with his long-time love of words, which is why nature and
Andrea Potos is the author of eight poetry collections, including A Stone to Carry Home (Salmon Poetry), Arrows of Light (Iris Press), An Ink Like Early Twilight (Salmon Poetry), We Lit the Lamps Ourselves (Salmon Poetry) and Yaya’s Cloth (Iris
In 1852 the Rochester, NY Ladies Anti-Slavery Society asked Frederick Douglass to deliver their annual Fourth of July Oration. The speech he gave ran to more than 2500 words and is a work of scorching irony and one of the
Marilyn Annucci’s writing has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Her new book, The Arrows That Choose Us, won the 2018 Press 53 Poetry Award. She is also the author of Luck, a chapbook from Parallel Press, and Waiting Room, winner of
UW Professor Emeritus Marc Silberman recently sat down with us to discuss the live, times and works of Bertolt Brecht. Marc came to UW in 1988, and is an internationally known Brecht scholar and translator who has published many books,