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US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze is taking on the art of translated poetry

Arthur Sze took an non-traditional path to becoming the U.S. Poet Laureate. Born in 1950 to Chinese immigrants, his family wanted him to pursue a safe career path that would assure security and prosperity. But while studying at MIT, he felt the call to write and study poetry; a call that changed t…

The Actual Project Behind This Micropod

Within the original trailer for this micropod, I did not go into details about the specific project that inspired this venture. Some years ago, I approached Philip Brady to pitch a project. Within this short episode, I am bringing everyone behind the curtain of what actually launched "Behind the Pr…

Arthur Sze

Arthur Sze was just appointed to his second term as U.S. Poet Laureate. He speaks with host Matthew Chase-Daniel about his new book about translation Transient Worlds, and about blurring the boundaries between writing and reading, making poetry less intimidating, the way translations may change ove…

Arthur Sze and Kareem James Abu-Zeid

An honor to be with the twenty-fifth Poet Laureate of the United States, Arthur Sze, to discuss his extraordinary signature project as Poet Laureate, Transient Worlds: On Translating Poetry. A beautiful and concise volume that celebrates the language of poetry from ancient to modern times around th…

United States: Arthur Sze

On physics, 50-mile sight, and the dominant present. Arthur Sze is the poet laureate of the United States, serving from 2025-2026. Featured sound: "Wind Spirit" | William Claeson | Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com "Komorebi" | Shuta Yasukochi | Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com "Temple of Suns" …

US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze is taking on the art of translated poetry

Arthur Sze took an non-traditional path to becoming the U.S. Poet Laureate. Born in 1950 to Chinese immigrants, his family wanted him to pursue a safe career path that would assure security and prosperity. But while studying at MIT, he felt the call to write and study poetry; a call that changed t…

Anna Sochocky

Now in its thirty-third year, New Mexico Book Association supports and brings together, “Dedicated people whose lives and livelihoods involve producing books and providing them to the public.”  If you’re an avid reader that means you!  If you’re a published author or simply enjoy writing with a dre…

The Conversation: Red Hill reopens; U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze

The U.S. Navy announces the decision to reopen a shaft involved in the Red Hill water crisis; U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze discusses his work with poetry and translation.

Poetry @ The Junction | First Snow

This is my conversation with Joshua Weiner about Arthur Sze’s poem, First Snow. Joshua is a poet and a professor of English and creative writing in the MFA program at the University of Maryland. This is the third episode in our series about poetry that matters. Enjoy! If you want more poems by Arth…

Layli Long Soldier : We

Layli Long Soldier returns to the show to discuss her latest remarkable poetry collection We (and/or Wé). We talk about these two connotations of we/wé, the questions of address, audience, identity and kinship implicit in them both. We explore the many visual art installations documented within We …