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We’re delighted to see John Balcom’s translation of Wang Jiaxin’s poetry receiving thoughtful attention.The review descr...
25/08/2026

We’re delighted to see John Balcom’s translation of Wang Jiaxin’s poetry receiving thoughtful attention.

The review describes this collection as an expansive journey across more than three decades and 35 locations, connecting Wang’s work to poets and intellectuals around the world while confronting political upheaval, ecological crisis, displacement, and the responsibilities of poetry.

The review praises Wang’s ability to bring together seemingly incongruous images, from pastoral landscapes to disturbing scenes of violence, and calls the collection “rich and piercing in its extraordinary economy.”

Buy the book: https://www.arrowsmithpress.com/wang-jiaxin

📚 We're honored to see The Forbidden Door: The Selected Poetry of Lasse Söderberg recognized in World Literature Today.R...
14/08/2026

📚 We're honored to see The Forbidden Door: The Selected Poetry of Lasse Söderberg recognized in World Literature Today.

Reviewer Andrew Singer calls the collection "a wonder" and praises its "taut, shimmering translations" by Carolyn Forché and Lars Gustaf Andersson, celebrating Söderberg as "a major world talent." The review highlights the collection's remarkable journey across decades of poetry, from political engagement to profound metaphysical reflection.

We're especially proud to celebrate Carolyn Forché, whose extraordinary translations help bring Söderberg's powerful voice to English-language readers.

Thank you to World Literature Today for this thoughtful recognition.

🎉 We're thrilled to see Lloyd Schwartz's latest poetry collection receiving thoughtful recognition from Harvard Review.I...
07/08/2026

🎉 We're thrilled to see Lloyd Schwartz's latest poetry collection receiving thoughtful recognition from Harvard Review.

In her review, Maggie Wang praises 'Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4, 1948) and other poems' as "a loving meditation on art and a fierce defense of art criticism," highlighting the collection's engagement with music, literature, history, and the enduring power of artistic conversation.

Congratulations to Lloyd Schwartz on this wonderful review, and thank you to Harvard Review and Maggie Wang for such a careful and insightful reading.

📖 Read the review and discover why this remarkable collection continues to spark meaningful conversations about art and memory.

https://www.harvardreview.org/book-review/artur-schnabel-and-joseph-szigeti-play-mozart-at-the-frick-collection-april-4-1948-and-other-poems/

Buy the book: https://www.arrowsmithpress.com/lloyd-schwartz-2

Writer Ilya Kaminsky has shared an urgent appeal from Ukrainian poet Ekaterina Derysheva, calling on the literary commun...
07/08/2026

Writer Ilya Kaminsky has shared an urgent appeal from Ukrainian poet Ekaterina Derysheva, calling on the literary community to help bring international attention to the case of Artem Murdid and his family.

As fellow writers, readers, and advocates for human rights, we encourage our community to read the appeal, learn about their story, and help amplify it.

Read the full letter through Writers for Democratic Action.

https://writersforda.substack.com/p/an-urgent-appeal?r=2xsmd

Today, we look back on an unforgettable evening of poetry, memory, and community at our Spring 2026 Book Launch.On Monda...
29/05/2026

Today, we look back on an unforgettable evening of poetry, memory, and community at our Spring 2026 Book Launch.

On Monday, May 4, readers, writers, and friends gathered at Blacksmith House in Cambridge to celebrate two remarkable collections and two extraordinary poets.

We were honored to feature Lloyd Schwartz reading from Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4, 1948) and Other Poems, alongside Patrick Sylvain reading from his stunning collection, Fire on the Tongue.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an evening filled with memorable readings, thoughtful conversation, and the kind of literary experience that stays with you long after the night ends.

Special thanks to B. A. Nazareno for capturing these moments from the reading.

Join us for two upcoming readings with NPR critic and poet Lloyd Schwartz, reading from his poetry collection, Artur Sch...
28/05/2026

Join us for two upcoming readings with NPR critic and poet Lloyd Schwartz, reading from his poetry collection, Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4, 1948) and Other Poems.

📚 Sunday, July 26 at 3:00 PM
Live at the Longfellow House on Brattle Street, Cambridge
With Regie Gibson, the first Massachusetts state poet laureate!

📚 Sunday, September 20 at 3:00 PM
Brookline Public Library, 3:00 PM
With Robin Becker

Come celebrate poetry, conversation, and community.

The twentieth century gave us poets who changed the way language could sound, think, and resist. From Derek Walcott to A...
28/05/2026

The twentieth century gave us poets who changed the way language could sound, think, and resist.

From Derek Walcott to Amiri Baraka, from Charles Simic to Robert Pinsky to Oksana Zabuzhko, these are writers whose words continue to shape how we understand the world.

At Arrowsmith Press, we remain committed to preserving, translating, publishing, and celebrating voices that matter.

Watch and listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B79XcYQOXGw

Join us on June 7 for a moving evening honoring the life and work of Palestinian poet Heba Al-Madhoun, whose poems, newl...
12/05/2026

Join us on June 7 for a moving evening honoring the life and work of Palestinian poet Heba Al-Madhoun, whose poems, newly translated into English through a Boston community initiative, will be shared publicly for the first time.

Heba Al-Madhoun, an architect, educator, artist, wife, and mother, was killed in Gaza in October 2023 alongside members of her family. This memorial gathering celebrates her voice, her poetry, and the family and community who continue to carry her legacy forward.

The evening will feature:
• Readings of Heba’s original Arabic poems by her husband, Jaser AbuMousa
• English translations read by Naama
• Moderation by Alaa
• Live oud and vocals by Layan Hawila

Reserve free tickets and support Heba’s surviving children through optional donations: https://givebutter.com/heba-memorial

📍 June 7
🎟 RSVP required

In a world where everything keeps happening all at once, poetry offers a way to listen more closely.We’re proud to celeb...
08/05/2026

In a world where everything keeps happening all at once, poetry offers a way to listen more closely.

We’re proud to celebrate Lloyd Schwartz’s new collection, Arthur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4, 1948).

Described as “exuberant, playful, teasing,” these poems move through love, friendship, time, and loss with wit, tenderness, and a sharp ear for the music of everyday life. From overheard conversations to intimate reflections, Schwartz reminds us what it means to be present with one another, even as everything shifts.

As Nina MacLaughlin writes, these poems carry an “earned tenderness,” shaped by experience, absence, and the ongoing effort to understand each other.

Read the article now!

https://ninamaclaughlin.substack.com/p/defining-heaven-lloyd-schwartzs-new?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=4052209&post_id=196209150&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=5rfh&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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