Some British commentators praised the state visit as a necessary piece of realpolitik. Others criticized it as an embarrassing display for a destructive president.
Category: Poetry and Poets
Following the Sounds of Arabic to Rediscover Paris
A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life.
A 900-Year-Old Typo May Unravel a Chaucer Mystery
The Tale of Wade, twice referred to in Geoffrey Chaucer’s poems, survives only in a tiny fragment. Two academics argue a scribe’s error deepened the confusion around it.
James Lloydovich Patterson, 91, Dies; Soviet Poet and Symbol of Racial Unity
Years after being catapulted to national fame in the U.S.S.R. as a child actor, he wrote about ideals of racial harmony and international solidarity.
A Retelling of the Mahabharata, Set to Modern-Day Struggles
At Lincoln Center, the Toronto-based theater company Why Not strives to balance the old and new in its production of the Sanskrit epic.
Paul Durcan, Irish Poet of Tortured and Tender Souls, Dies at 80
He survived electroshock treatments and the threat of lobotomy to become one of Ireland’s most popular poets. The Irish Times called him a “literary phenomenon.”
Overlooked No More, Walasse Ting, Who Bridged Cultures With Paint and Prose
His style as a poet and artist was informed by his upbringing in Shanghai and his years in Paris. He then joined the Pop-fueled studios of New York.
