Keith Waldrop discovered John Barton Wolgamot’s 1944 poem, IN SARA, MENCKEN, CHRIST AND BEETHOVEN THERE WERE MEN AND WOMEN while browsing in a bookshop, as he recounts here. The poem was to remain a touchstone for him both its poetic power but also as a icon of how quixotic our poetic achievement are.
AMERICA AWARDS FOR A LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL WRITING Awarded by the Contemporary Arts Educational Project, Inc. in loving memory of Anna Fahrni The 2025 America Award winner is: CHARLES BERNSTEIN (1950) [USA]
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