A Year of Last Things
In Michael Ondaatje’s latest collection, a poetics of the transpersonal takes shape through objects cherished for their talismanic power to evoke the beloved.
Reviewed by Bill Tremblay
To Hell with Poets
Now available in a first English translation by Mirgul Kali, Baqytgul Sarmekova’s collection of stories offers something new in Kazakh literature.
Reviewed by Timothy Walsh
galáxias
This first full English translation of the magnum opus of Brazilian luminary Haroldo de Campos is an absolute triumph.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Zuba
Free-Floating Between Worlds: An Interview with Gillian Conoley
Poet Gillian Conoley discusses intuition as structure, auras as veils, catastrophe’s upsides, ghosts, portals, texts versus phone calls, and the curiosity cabinet of items in her latest collection, Notes from the Passenger.
Interviewed by Emily Simon
57 Snapshots in Time: A Charles Bukowski Primer
Thirty years after Charles Bukowski’s passing, his spirit still looms large. To commemorate the author's birthday, Rain Taxi offers a thumbnail retrospective primer on the entirety of Bukowski’s prolific literary output.
By Abel Debritto
Selected Poems: 1959-2022
This posthumous publication represents Neeli Cherkovski's long overdue recognition as one of the most essential poets of the Beat Generation.
Reviewed by Zack Kopp
Women on the Moon
Debora Kuan’s vulnerable new collection draws on her Asian-American roots to offer a refreshing take on modern femininity.
Reviewed by Julia Klahr
Stories and Poems of a Class Struggle and One Impossible Step
These new translations into English of work by poets Roque Dalton and Orides Fontela are vital.
Reviewed by Patrick James Dunagan
Criticism By Translation: An Interview with Peter Valente
The polymathic Peter Valente discusses his wide-ranging work, from translations of French and Italian writing to his own poetry, criticism, filmmaking, and more.
Interviewed by John Wisniewski and Eric Lorberer
American Gothic: Gordon Parks and Ella Watson
A collaboration between Gordon Parks and Ella Watson resulted in one of the most visually striking and quietly charged photo series of the twentieth century.
Reviewed by Chris Barsanti