National Poetry Month - Columbia University Press Blog

April 12, 2018

A Contemplation of Konstantin Batyushkov’s Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry

“The poet sees a palace in his retreat— Happy because he dreams.” — Konstantin Batyushkov (1787-1855) In celebration of National Poetry Month, today we’re presenting you with this contemplation of Konstantin Batyushkov’s Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry (Presented and translated...

April 10, 2018

Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry: An Introduction

In celebration of National Poetry Month, today we’re introducing you to Konstantin Batyushkov’s Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry, presented and translated by Peter France. Remember to enter our book giveaway for a chance to win a free copy! • •...

April 9, 2018

Book Giveaway! Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry

In celebration of National Poetry Month, we are featuring Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry, by Konstantin Batyushkov. Presented and translated by Peter France. Throughout the week, we will be featuring content about the book and its translator on our blog as well as...

May 5, 2016

Thursday Poetry Corner: C. D. Wright

Lizzie Tribone discusses the powerful poetry of C. D. Wright, as seen in Wright’s chapbook FLAME, part of the Hong Kong International Poetry Nights 2011 collection WORDS AND THE WORLD.

April 29, 2016

What Can Poetry Do?

Read excerpts from The Chinese University Press’s newest International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong anthology: POETRY AND CONFLICT.

April 23, 2015

Thursday Fiction Corner: Sierra Nevada, by Tomaž Šalamun

Read “Sierra Nevada,” a poem from Tomaž Šalamun’s 2015 BTBA longlisted poetry collection, SOY REALIDAD! Happy National Poetry Month!

April 16, 2013

William Logan Poetry Criticism Quiz Answers

Columbia University Press has had the privilege of publishing two volumes of critical essays by the poet and critic William Logan, Our Savage Age: Poetry and the Civil Tongue and The Undiscovered Country: Poetry in the Age of Tin. As...

April 12, 2013

William Logan Poetry Criticism Quiz

Take our quiz on William Logan’s poetry criticism for a chance to win FREE copies of William Logan’s Our Savage Age and The Undiscovered Country!

April 10, 2013

Kenneth Goldsmith on The Wild World of Lulu

In the following post, Kenneth Goldsmith, author of Uncreative Writing: Managing Language in the Digital Age, explores the new publishing options open to poets and whether poetry still needs publishers: Poetry is cunning. Eternally broke and without resources, it manages...

April 26, 2012

National Poetry Month: New York in Poetry

April is National Poetry Month, and throughout April we have been posting poems from our poetry titles and from those of our distributed presses. This is our final NaPoMo post.

April 24, 2012