Hélène Cardona & John FitzGerald ~ SoCal poets in conversation

Описание: HÉLÈNE CARDONA is a poet and actor, the recipient of over 20 honors & awards, including the Independent Press Award, International Book Award and Hemingway Grant. She has authored three bilingual collections, including "Life in Suspension" -- called “a vivid self-portrait as scholar, seer and muse” by John Ashbery -- and "Dreaming My Animal Selves" -- described by David Mason as “liminal, mystical and other-worldly” -- (both published by Salmon Poetry), and six translations. Her own work has been translated into 16 languages. She holds a Masters in American Literature from the Sorbonne and taught at Hamilton College and Loyola Marymount University.

JOHN FITZGERALD has authored four poetry collections, including "Favorite Bedtime Stories" (Salmon Poetry), finalist for the Julie Suk Award, and "The Mind (Salmon Poetry)," semifinalist for the Alice James Book Award. The Washington Independent Review of Books calls FitzGerald “a storyteller looking at human behavior from a high place.” Other works include "The Essence of Life," "Primate," and the non-fiction "For All I Know." He is widely anthologized and his work has appeared in many publications including World Literature Today, The Warwick Review, The Taos Journal of Poetry and Art, December, and The American Journal of Poetry.

This video is part of the series "SoCal Poets in Conversation," produced by www.Poetry.LA