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June 11, 2014
Dreaming My Animal Selves (Salmon Poetry) reviewed in Poetry Salzburg Review Spring Issue 25
3 new poems in Poetry Salzburg Review Spring Issue 25, along with a review of Dreaming My Animal Selves (Salmon Poetry) by Caitríona O’Reilly:
Hélène Cardona’s Dreaming My Animal Selves / Le Songe de mes Âmes Animales is a work written in English and then translated into French by the author.
Cardona’s antecedents are certainly exotic; born in Paris to a Greek mother and an Ibizan father, she seems at home in many languages and many countries.
Amongst the prefatory puffs – of which there are a significant number – the poet Thomas McCarthy remarks “it is always risky business for a poet to self translate: it may seem like wanting both the work of art and the reader’s response.” Well translated work takes on another life in its new language, and surely the multi-lingual author with a foot in both camps occupies a privileged position with regard to the ability to convey meaning in the most precise and appropriate idiom possible.
The poems in this collection do concern themselves explicitly with movement, shape-shifting and liminal
states of consciousness. As Cardona writes in “dancing the Dream”, “This is a story of flight, / a story of roots, / a story of grace. / I am the wandering child. “
The tone of these poems is often breathless, enraptured, and to borrow a phrase once used by Charles Tomlinson brilliantly to describe the poetry of Marina Tsvetaeva, ‘self-wearing’…
Hélène Cardona’s Dreaming My Animal Selves / Le Songe de mes Âmes Animales is a work written in English and then translated into French by the author.
Cardona’s antecedents are certainly exotic; born in Paris to a Greek mother and an Ibizan father, she seems at home in many languages and many countries.
Amongst the prefatory puffs – of which there are a significant number – the poet Thomas McCarthy remarks “it is always risky business for a poet to self translate: it may seem like wanting both the work of art and the reader’s response.” Well translated work takes on another life in its new language, and surely the multi-lingual author with a foot in both camps occupies a privileged position with regard to the ability to convey meaning in the most precise and appropriate idiom possible.
The poems in this collection do concern themselves explicitly with movement, shape-shifting and liminal
states of consciousness. As Cardona writes in “dancing the Dream”, “This is a story of flight, / a story of roots, / a story of grace. / I am the wandering child. “The tone of these poems is often breathless, enraptured, and to borrow a phrase once used by Charles Tomlinson brilliantly to describe the poetry of Marina Tsvetaeva, ‘self-wearing’…
June 8, 2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks by Richard Alfieri is a terrific play
Had the pleasure to see the iconic Leslie Caron, with whom I had worked in Chocolat, and who has remained a friend, in an extraordinary performance in the play
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, by Richard Alfieri, at The Laguna Playhouse.
A tour de force performance in a very funny and moving play.
David Engel co-stars, produced by Vincent Curcio.
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, by Richard Alfieri, at The Laguna Playhouse. A tour de force performance in a very funny and moving play.
David Engel co-stars, produced by Vincent Curcio.
June 5, 2014
Issue 9 of Levure Litteraire: The Fate of the Artist,The Complex Destiny
Issue 9 is up!
Poems by Greg Patrick, Veronica Golos, DrRam Sharma, Jon Tribble, Mariano Zaro, Melissa Lee Diehl, Cathy Strisik, John FitzGerald, Susan Mihalic, Peadar O'Donoghue, Helen Vitoria, Alan Jude Moore, Surabhi Bhattacharjee, Diann Blakely, Bertha Rogers, Marta Elena Vassilakis, Elena Karina Byrne, Tony Barnstone, Nazim Artist, Sholeh Wolpe, Jonathan Kevin Rice, Helene Cardona, Alan Patrick Traynor, Gabriel Arnou-Laujeac, Marc Vincenz, Cécile Poulain, David Cardona, Janice Phelps Williams, Garry Thomas Morse, Rex Wilder, J. P. Dancing Bear, Lee Upton, Paul Casey, Carlye Archibeque, Kyle McCord, Linda Ibbotson, Marie Lecrivain, Rustin Larson, Ute Margaret Saine, Jayakrishnan Vallapuzha, Lynne Thompson, Greg Autry, Omar Akram, Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Angel Dominguez, Sonnet Mondal, Amélie Frank, Patrick Hicks, Paul Casey, Peadar O'Donoghue, David McLoghlin, John FitzGerald, Diann Blakely, Patrick Hicks, Rodica Draghincescu, Sonnet Mondal, Linda Ibbotson, Greg Patrick & more
Issue 9 of Levure Litteraire: The Fate of the Artist,The Complex Destiny of all Creators
http://levurelitteraire.com/editorial-2/
Poems by Greg Patrick, Veronica Golos, DrRam Sharma, Jon Tribble, Mariano Zaro, Melissa Lee Diehl, Cathy Strisik, John FitzGerald, Susan Mihalic, Peadar O'Donoghue, Helen Vitoria, Alan Jude Moore, Surabhi Bhattacharjee, Diann Blakely, Bertha Rogers, Marta Elena Vassilakis, Elena Karina Byrne, Tony Barnstone, Nazim Artist, Sholeh Wolpe, Jonathan Kevin Rice, Helene Cardona, Alan Patrick Traynor, Gabriel Arnou-Laujeac, Marc Vincenz, Cécile Poulain, David Cardona, Janice Phelps Williams, Garry Thomas Morse, Rex Wilder, J. P. Dancing Bear, Lee Upton, Paul Casey, Carlye Archibeque, Kyle McCord, Linda Ibbotson, Marie Lecrivain, Rustin Larson, Ute Margaret Saine, Jayakrishnan Vallapuzha, Lynne Thompson, Greg Autry, Omar Akram, Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Angel Dominguez, Sonnet Mondal, Amélie Frank, Patrick Hicks, Paul Casey, Peadar O'Donoghue, David McLoghlin, John FitzGerald, Diann Blakely, Patrick Hicks, Rodica Draghincescu, Sonnet Mondal, Linda Ibbotson, Greg Patrick & more
Issue 9 of Levure Litteraire: The Fate of the Artist,The Complex Destiny of all Creators
http://levurelitteraire.com/editorial-2/
May 20, 2014
My introduction to Issue XX 2014 of The Enchanting Verses Literary Review
Issue XX 2014 of The Enchanting Verses Literary Review is up:
http://www.theenchantingverses.org
As Guest Editor I have the immense pleasure to introduce Issue XX 2014 of The Enchanting Verses Literary Review. Thank you Sonnet Mondal for your unwavering support of the arts and for this beautiful invitation.
Let yourself be enraptured with
Poetry by Sidney Wade, Donald Revell, Risto Vasilevski, Bertha Rogers, Charles Harper Webb, Diann Blakely, John FitzGerald, Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Mary Biddinger, Martha Collins, Mariano Zaro, Suzanne Lummis, Linda Ibbotson and Marc Vincenz.
Poetry in Translation includes poems by Rodica Draghincescu translated from the French by Howard Scott, Miguel Barnet translated from the Spanish by George Henson and Pedro Serrano translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver.
Prose includes essays by Linda Ibbotson, Elena Karina Byrne, Dr Shamenaz, Adam Wyeth and Michelle Bitting.
Book reviews by Mariana Dietl (Sarah Maclay), Satyapal Anand (Kalpna Singh-Chitnis) and Imene Bennani.
Huge thanks to the whole team at The Enchanting Verses Literary Review for all their hard work.
http://www.theenchantingverses.org/
http://www.theenchantingverses.org
As Guest Editor I have the immense pleasure to introduce Issue XX 2014 of The Enchanting Verses Literary Review. Thank you Sonnet Mondal for your unwavering support of the arts and for this beautiful invitation.
Let yourself be enraptured with
Poetry by Sidney Wade, Donald Revell, Risto Vasilevski, Bertha Rogers, Charles Harper Webb, Diann Blakely, John FitzGerald, Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Mary Biddinger, Martha Collins, Mariano Zaro, Suzanne Lummis, Linda Ibbotson and Marc Vincenz.
Poetry in Translation includes poems by Rodica Draghincescu translated from the French by Howard Scott, Miguel Barnet translated from the Spanish by George Henson and Pedro Serrano translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver.
Prose includes essays by Linda Ibbotson, Elena Karina Byrne, Dr Shamenaz, Adam Wyeth and Michelle Bitting.
Book reviews by Mariana Dietl (Sarah Maclay), Satyapal Anand (Kalpna Singh-Chitnis) and Imene Bennani.
Huge thanks to the whole team at The Enchanting Verses Literary Review for all their hard work.
http://www.theenchantingverses.org/
May 15, 2014
Issue XX 2014 of The Enchanting Verses Literary Review is up
I have the immense pleasure to introduce Issue XX 2014 of The Enchanting Verses Literary Review. Thank you Sonnet Mondal for your unwavering support of the arts and for this beautiful invitation.
Let yourself be enraptured with
Poetry by Sidney Wade, Donald Revell, Risto Vasilevski, Bertha Rogers, Charles Harper Webb, Diann Blakely, John FitzGerald, Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Mary Biddinger, Martha Collins, Mariano Zaro, Suzanne Lummis, Linda Ibbotson and Marc Vincenz.
Poetry in Translation includes poems by Rodica Draghincescu translated from the French by Howard Scott, Miguel Barnet translated from the Spanish by George Henson and Pedro Serrano translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver.
Prose includes essays by Linda Ibbotson, Elena Karina Byrne, Dr Shamenaz, Adam Wyeth and Michelle Bitting.
Book reviews by Mariana Dietl (Sarah Maclay), Satyapal Anand (Kalpna Singh-Chitnis) and Imene Bennani.
Huge thanks to the whole team at The Enchanting Verses Literary Review for all their hard work.
http://www.theenchantingverses.org/
http://www.theenchantingverses.org/is...
Let yourself be enraptured with
Poetry by Sidney Wade, Donald Revell, Risto Vasilevski, Bertha Rogers, Charles Harper Webb, Diann Blakely, John FitzGerald, Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Mary Biddinger, Martha Collins, Mariano Zaro, Suzanne Lummis, Linda Ibbotson and Marc Vincenz.
Poetry in Translation includes poems by Rodica Draghincescu translated from the French by Howard Scott, Miguel Barnet translated from the Spanish by George Henson and Pedro Serrano translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver.
Prose includes essays by Linda Ibbotson, Elena Karina Byrne, Dr Shamenaz, Adam Wyeth and Michelle Bitting.
Book reviews by Mariana Dietl (Sarah Maclay), Satyapal Anand (Kalpna Singh-Chitnis) and Imene Bennani.
Huge thanks to the whole team at The Enchanting Verses Literary Review for all their hard work.
http://www.theenchantingverses.org/
http://www.theenchantingverses.org/is...
May 3, 2014
In French! Le mot juste en anglais
Professeur Michele Druon interviews me in "Le mot juste en anglais" where we discuss literature, life and consciousness.
http://le-mot-juste-en-anglais.typepa...
http://le-mot-juste-en-anglais.typepa...
April 25, 2014
A POETS’ BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: CHARLES BAUDELAIRE & SEAMUS HEANEY, with Helene Cardona, Cecilia Woloch & Dave McIntire
25 April, Friday – 8:00 PM
A POETS’ BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: CHARLES BAUDELAIRE & SEAMUS HEANEY
Join us for a celebratory reading of two great poets that go great together. Readers are Helene Cardona, Cecilia Woloch & Dave McIntire. Hosted by Carlye Archibeque.
General Admission $10
Students & Seniors $6
Members Free
About our birthday boys:
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE
The son of Joseph-Francois Baudelaire and Caroline Archimbaut Dufays, Charles Baudelaire was born in Paris in 1821. Baudelaire's father, who was thirty years older than his mother, died when the poet was six. Baudelaire was very close with his mother (much of what is known of his later life comes from the letters he wrote her), but was deeply distressed when she married Major Jacques Aupick. In 1833, the family moved to Lyons where Baudelaire attended a military boarding school. Shortly before graduation, he was kicked out for refusing to give up a note passed to him by a classmate. Baudelaire spent the next two years in Paris' Latin Quarter pursuing a career as a writer and accumulating debt. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/...
SEAMUS HEANEY
Seamus Heaney is widely recognized as one of the major poets of the 20th century. A native of Northern Ireland, Heaney was raised in County Derry, and later lived for many years in Dublin. He was the author of over 20 volumes of poetry and criticism, and edited several widely used anthologies. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 "for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past." Heaney taught at Harvard University (1985-2006) and served as the Oxford Professor of Poetry (1989-1994). He died in 2013. See more at: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/s...
A POETS’ BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: CHARLES BAUDELAIRE & SEAMUS HEANEY
Join us for a celebratory reading of two great poets that go great together. Readers are Helene Cardona, Cecilia Woloch & Dave McIntire. Hosted by Carlye Archibeque.
General Admission $10
Students & Seniors $6
Members Free
About our birthday boys:
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE
The son of Joseph-Francois Baudelaire and Caroline Archimbaut Dufays, Charles Baudelaire was born in Paris in 1821. Baudelaire's father, who was thirty years older than his mother, died when the poet was six. Baudelaire was very close with his mother (much of what is known of his later life comes from the letters he wrote her), but was deeply distressed when she married Major Jacques Aupick. In 1833, the family moved to Lyons where Baudelaire attended a military boarding school. Shortly before graduation, he was kicked out for refusing to give up a note passed to him by a classmate. Baudelaire spent the next two years in Paris' Latin Quarter pursuing a career as a writer and accumulating debt. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/...
SEAMUS HEANEY
Seamus Heaney is widely recognized as one of the major poets of the 20th century. A native of Northern Ireland, Heaney was raised in County Derry, and later lived for many years in Dublin. He was the author of over 20 volumes of poetry and criticism, and edited several widely used anthologies. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 "for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past." Heaney taught at Harvard University (1985-2006) and served as the Oxford Professor of Poetry (1989-1994). He died in 2013. See more at: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/s...
April 15, 2014
Book Launch Party! Tony Barnstone, John FitzGerald, Mariano Zaro, with Ariana Hall and Helene Cardona
Join us for an evening of POETRY, MUSIC, FOOD & DRINKS!
HÉLÈNE CARDONA & ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY PRESENT: A POETRY & MUSIC EVENT
TONY BARNSTONE, JOHN FITZGERALD and MARIANO ZARO BOOKS LAUNCH
MUSIC by ARIANA HALL, EMCEE HÉLÈNE CARDONA
Please, join us to celebrate the birth of these 3 books of poetry!
Free event. Free Parking.
ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY BERGAMOT STATION (GALLERY B7) 2525 MICHIGAN AVENUE SANTA MONICA, CA 90404
TONY BARNSTONE is The Albert Upton Professor of English at Whittier College and author of seventeen books and a music CD, Tokyo's Burning: WWII Songs. His poetry books include Beast in the Apartment (Sheep Meadow), Buddha in Flames: Selected Poems (Ediciones el Tucán de Virginia), Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki, John Ciardi Prize winner (BKMK Press); The Golem of Los Angeles, Benjamin Saltman Award winner (Red Hen); Sad Jazz: Sonnets (Sheep Meadow); and Impure: Poems by Tony Barnstone (U of Florida Press).
JOHN FITZGERALD’S most recent book is Favorite Bedtime Stories (Salmon). He is a poet, writer and attorney for the disabled in Los Angeles. A dual citizen of the United States and Ireland, he attended the University of West Los Angeles School of Law, where he was editor of the Law Review. The Mind was published by Salmon Poetry in 2011. His first book, Spring Water, was a Turning Point Books prize selection in 2005. Telling Time by the Shadows was released in 2008 by Turning Point Books. As yet unpublished works include Primate, a novel and screenplay, and the non-fiction Everything I Know.
MARIANO ZARO is the author of four poetry books: Where From/Desde Donde, Poems of Erosion/Poemas de la erosión, The House of Mae Rim/La casa de Mae Rim and Tres letras/Three Letters. Most recently, Buda en llamas/Buddha in Flames, his Spanish translation of Tony Barnstone’s poetry, was published in Mexico by El Tucán de Virginia. He earned a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Granada (Spain) and a Master’s in Literature from the University of Zaragoza, Spain. Born in Spain he has lived in Santa Monica since 1994. He teaches Spanish at Rio Hondo College, Whittier.
ARIANA HALL is an artist with local Los Angeles and increasing international acclaim. Graduating cum laude from the University of Miami Jazz School, Ariana has toured all over the world as a professional singer including Hong Kong, Australia, Europe & Canada.
HÉLÈNE CARDONA is a poet & actress (Chocolat, X-Men Days of Future Past). She is the author of Dreaming My Animal Selves (Salmon Poetry), The Astonished Universe (Red Hen), & the forthcoming Life in Suspension. She taught at Hamilton College and Loyola Marymount University, attended the Universidad Menéndez Pelayo, Spain, and the Sorbonne, Paris, where she earned a Master’s in American Literature. She translated for the Canadian Embassy and NEA, & received fellowships from the Goethe-Institut & the Universidad Internacional de Andalucía.
http://www.robertbermangallery.com/
HÉLÈNE CARDONA & ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY PRESENT: A POETRY & MUSIC EVENT
TONY BARNSTONE, JOHN FITZGERALD and MARIANO ZARO BOOKS LAUNCH
MUSIC by ARIANA HALL, EMCEE HÉLÈNE CARDONA
Please, join us to celebrate the birth of these 3 books of poetry!
Free event. Free Parking.
ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY BERGAMOT STATION (GALLERY B7) 2525 MICHIGAN AVENUE SANTA MONICA, CA 90404
TONY BARNSTONE is The Albert Upton Professor of English at Whittier College and author of seventeen books and a music CD, Tokyo's Burning: WWII Songs. His poetry books include Beast in the Apartment (Sheep Meadow), Buddha in Flames: Selected Poems (Ediciones el Tucán de Virginia), Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki, John Ciardi Prize winner (BKMK Press); The Golem of Los Angeles, Benjamin Saltman Award winner (Red Hen); Sad Jazz: Sonnets (Sheep Meadow); and Impure: Poems by Tony Barnstone (U of Florida Press).
JOHN FITZGERALD’S most recent book is Favorite Bedtime Stories (Salmon). He is a poet, writer and attorney for the disabled in Los Angeles. A dual citizen of the United States and Ireland, he attended the University of West Los Angeles School of Law, where he was editor of the Law Review. The Mind was published by Salmon Poetry in 2011. His first book, Spring Water, was a Turning Point Books prize selection in 2005. Telling Time by the Shadows was released in 2008 by Turning Point Books. As yet unpublished works include Primate, a novel and screenplay, and the non-fiction Everything I Know.
MARIANO ZARO is the author of four poetry books: Where From/Desde Donde, Poems of Erosion/Poemas de la erosión, The House of Mae Rim/La casa de Mae Rim and Tres letras/Three Letters. Most recently, Buda en llamas/Buddha in Flames, his Spanish translation of Tony Barnstone’s poetry, was published in Mexico by El Tucán de Virginia. He earned a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Granada (Spain) and a Master’s in Literature from the University of Zaragoza, Spain. Born in Spain he has lived in Santa Monica since 1994. He teaches Spanish at Rio Hondo College, Whittier.
ARIANA HALL is an artist with local Los Angeles and increasing international acclaim. Graduating cum laude from the University of Miami Jazz School, Ariana has toured all over the world as a professional singer including Hong Kong, Australia, Europe & Canada.
HÉLÈNE CARDONA is a poet & actress (Chocolat, X-Men Days of Future Past). She is the author of Dreaming My Animal Selves (Salmon Poetry), The Astonished Universe (Red Hen), & the forthcoming Life in Suspension. She taught at Hamilton College and Loyola Marymount University, attended the Universidad Menéndez Pelayo, Spain, and the Sorbonne, Paris, where she earned a Master’s in American Literature. She translated for the Canadian Embassy and NEA, & received fellowships from the Goethe-Institut & the Universidad Internacional de Andalucía.
http://www.robertbermangallery.com/
April 10, 2014
L.A Times Book Festival April 13: John FitzGerald reads at 11 AM on the Poetry Stage. Join us!
John FitzGerald reads from his new collection Favorite Bedtime Stories (Salmon Poetry, 2014) and from The Mind (Salmon Poetry, 2011) Sunday April 13th at 11 AM on the Poetry Stage at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
With Carol Muske-Dukes!
Join us if you can!
Followed by a book signing at Small World Books.
With Carol Muske-Dukes!
Join us if you can!
Followed by a book signing at Small World Books.
March 27, 2014
Reading Andrés Neuman: A Roundtable Discussion at The Puterbaugh Festival of International Literature, Oklahoma
FRIDAY March 28, 2014
Reading Andrés Neuman: A Roundtable Discussion, with World Literature Today.
I participate in the Roundtable Discussion with George Henson, moderated by Michelle Johnson:
http://puterbaughfestival.org/events/...
http://puterbaughfestival.org/events/...
Reading Andrés Neuman: A Roundtable Discussion, with World Literature Today.
I participate in the Roundtable Discussion with George Henson, moderated by Michelle Johnson:
http://puterbaughfestival.org/events/...
http://puterbaughfestival.org/events/...
