253. (Wallace Stevens)

A student of mine pointed out that “The Emperor of Ice Cream” endorses living in the moment. That, he thought, … More

143. (Marina Tsvetaeva)

And, in part, 143. (Elaine Feinstein), since it is Feinstein’s translations (written with the assistance of Angela Livingstone) from the … More

A friend of mine, the recent election in heart and mind, sent me Wallace Stevens’ poem, “United Dames of America.” … More

Friday morning, stuck in Pound’s forty-seventh canto, a student (precocious, ambitious reader) broke me free from the jam(b) I was in: … More

Pound, whose faith in poetry as a force to make something happen was constant and remains invigorating, began his career … More

Of Ezra Pound’s poem “The Return,” Donald Davie remarks how “surprising” it is that “a poet who had scored his … More