'Odyssey' Translator Emily Wilson Destroys Nolan's Film Adaptation
Emily Wilson, whose translation of Homer's “The Odyssey” published in 2017 inspired Christopher Nolan in crafting his blockbuster adaptation of…
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Letters to the editor: a recognition to those who work in the field and keep us fed
December 3, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: In this season of harvest, feasting, and thankfulness, I want…
Why Israelis and Palestinians should read the poetry of the other
Homer wrote about the Trojan War; Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Crimean War; Walt Whitman, the civil war; Wilfred Owen, First…
How Los Angeles ended up with the same nickname as the Confederacy
If you're curious about our country's long history of polarization, look at the term “Southland.” Most Californians are unaware of…
Amanda Gorman Reignites Patriotism With New Verse at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — There is an old political saying: you campaign in poetry and you govern in prose. That took on…
Danez Smith writes brilliant, beautiful poems, in the heat of the moment.
Book review Bluff: Poems By Danez SmithGraywolf Press: 160 pages, $18 If you purchase books linked on our site, The…
"Is it possible to write how we feel without betraying our feelings?" Victoria Chang asks
In his poem “Play, 1966,” from his upcoming collection “With My Back to the World,” Chang observes the effects of…
'SNL' Recap: Scarlett Johansson Plays Katie Britt; Josh Brolin recites poems
Josh Brolin, the “Avengers: Endgame” actor who is riding high (even with a worm!) from the success of his latest…
How to live Los Angeles like a poet
I was walking through Venice with poet Tom Laichas when he showed me a hard-to-describe object sticking out from the…