Launch Day for Before Nightfall

Today is the official publication day for Before Nightfall, a moving YA verse novel by Silvia Vecchini, illustrated by Sualzo, translated by me, and published by NYRB Kids. Here’s a […] Read more ...

New poem in new issue of 32 Poems

My thanks to editor George David Clark for including a poem of mine — “Annunciation,” about my father’s cancer diagnosis, as seen through the lens of Simone Martini — in […] Read more ...

Helen Chazan on Social Fiction at TCJ

Somehow in all the chaos I missed Helen Chazan’s terrific review of Chantal Montellier’s Social Fiction, from back in August. Great stuff. Here is her eloquent conclusion: “For any reader […] Read more ...

Reading tonight in Cambridge MA

I’m looking forward to reading tonight at the Blacksmith House in Cambridge MA. I’ll be reading a mix of poems and translations, and joining me on the double bill will […] Read more ...

“Postcards from Komiksoj” on SF

The latest entry in “Postcards from Komiksoj,” Tobias Carroll‘s newsletter about comics and storytelling, is a terrific piece on Social Fiction. Here’s a taste: Social Fiction is a frequently chilling read, […] Read more ...