by Tsong Chang | Apr 14, 2026 | Folios
Sao Xia: A Poet Who Embraces Joy Selections from 瀕危動物, Endangered Animals by Tsong Chang The pen name Sao Xia (骚夏) means an unrest summer. “夏” means summer, while “骚,” comes from the title of Qu Yuan’s famous Chinese Warring States era poem, “Li Sao” (离骚), in which... by Elaine Sexton | Apr 12, 2026 | Folios
The Post Office: An Opera in Poems A poet gives one of our most democratic institutions a voice by Elaine Sexton When I told my friend, the composer Laura Kaminsky, in the midst of the pandemic, “there’s an opera taking place in my post office,” I never imagined that... by Kate Deimling | Apr 11, 2026 | Folios
Gabriel Zimmermann: Plus loin que l’atelier Selections from the French poet’s latest collection by Kate Deimling Gabriel Zimmermann is a French poet born in 1979 who lives and works in Paris. I first discovered one of his poems in an online... by Poetry International | Nov 29, 2025 | Folios
Unsung Master: Poet Rolando Cárdenas Selections from the first English translation of his Obra Completa by July Westhale, Felipe Acevedo Riquelme, Mathew Weitman, Julia Guez, Mary Christensen, and María Paz Wallffiguer Mardones International devotees of Chilean... by Martin Rock | Nov 29, 2025 | Folios
Shuntarō Tanikawa’s Universes Newly translated selections from the poet’s Sixty-Two Sonnets by Martin Rock Shuntarō Tanikawa (谷川俊太郎, 1931–2024) is among the most beloved and prolific poets in modern Japanese literature. And yet maybe one in ten...