Today at Círculo de Poesía: a poem by Leonora Speyer (1872-1956), Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1927. She was a poet and a violinist. Leonora Speyer was born in Washington D.C. in 1872. She won the Pulitzer Prize for her Fiddler’s Farewell (Knopf, 1926) Spanish versión by Roberto Amézquta Presentamos un poema de Leonora Speyer (1872-1956) Poeta…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Amy Lowell. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1926. Amy Lowell born in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1874. She write poetry books as A Dome of Many Colored Glass (1912), Sword Blades and Poppy Seed or What’s A Clock (1925)[Pulitzer Prize]. Spanish versions by Adalberto García López Presentamos 3 poemas de Amy Lowell. Premio Pulitzer…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Two poems by Robert Frost (1874-1963) from the Collection, New Hampshire: A Poem with notes and Grace notes, which received the Pulitzer Prize (1923). His work employed settings from rural life in New England and his command of American colloquial speech. Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four…
Today at Círculo de Poesía, as a part of our Pulitzer Prize Dossier, we present the poetry of Carl Sandburg (1878-1967). One of the most influential American Poets, he was a Three-Time Pulitzer Prize winner and one of the most prolific writers of the Twentieth Century. His influence extends from poets of his own generation,…
Today at Círculo de Poesía, we present three poems by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933). A lyrical poet, Teasdale centered her themes in her personal circumstance and in the perks of being a woman in the early Twentieth Century; her poems, which started as simple and musical lyrics, turned to darker themes in her later poetry, wherein…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: poetry by Alison Hawthorne (1946). Winner of the Walt Whitman Award in 1993 for her book Science and Other Poems she has been praised for her precise language and elaborate metaphors. Spanish translations are by Esteban López Arciga (1994) Hoy en Círculo de Poesía: poesía de Alison Hawthorne (1946). Ganadora…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Stephen Yenser. Born in Kansas in 1941, he is currently head of Creative Writing at the University of California in Los Angeles. He has won the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award, the B.F. Connors prize for Poetry and the Walt Whitman Award in 1993 for the book The Fire in All…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Greg Glazner (Anson, Texas), is author of the books of poetry, Singularity (1996) and From the Iron Chair (1992), which was chosen by Charles Wright for the 1991 Walt Whitman Award. He is a recipient of the Bess Hokin Award from Poetry. He taught in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Spanish translation…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Elaine Terranova (1939), she is poet, academic and editor. She is currently teaching at Rutgers University, Camden, and at the Community College of Philadelphia. She deserved in 1990 the Walt Whitman Prize by her book The Cult of the Right Hand. Spanish version by Adalberto García López Presentamos la poesía…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: A poem by Martha Hollander, Walt Whitman Award 1989. The poem is based on Tempest, a work by italian Cinquecento painter Giorgione. Hollander was awarded for her book The Game of Statues (Atlantic Press. 1990). Spanish translation by Roberto Amézquita Presentamos un poema de Martha Hollander, ganadora del Walt Whitman…