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- The Best Poetry Books for BeginnersReading list
There are so many “candidates” for the best poetry books for beginners – but I guess I’d suggest, Dante’s Inferno– perhaps Robert Pinsky’s unorthodox but thoroughly inspiring translation – or a comparison of the many different translations of this great canonical powerfully musical poem. And speaking of translations…
- Rob KutnerInterview
Good question! At 16, I was obsessed with love, romance, and girlfriends (to be precise: the lack of all three in my life), so maybe The Inferno by Dante might have cast some perspective on where that quest can lead you! At 25, I was all about career and breaking in, and forming my entire identity around my job. The…
- Brad EvansInterview
The Inferno by Dante. It is brilliant and troubling. Dante shows in this poem how the very same text can be used to uphold the most formidable regimes of power yet reveal subtle revolutionary insights. While there is always something new to take from Inferno, I am actually less interested in the figure of Dante than…
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