A Little History of Poetry by John Carey – 50 Years in 50 Books
A Little History of Poetry is part of Yale’s ‘Little Histories‘ series. John Carey tells the stories behind the world’s greatest poems, from the…
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150 Years of Gilgamesh
The year 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the rediscovery of the Babylonian epic Gilgamesh. The epic had been forgotten for around two thousand…
The art of writing and reading poetry
by Lucy Newlyn Creativity is mysterious, and cannot be learned or taught. But the craft of poetry is available to anyone who reads a…
A Little History of Poetry – A video interview with author John Carey
What is poetry? If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a way of organizing language. It is language made special…
Q&A with Nick Morley, illustrator of A Little History of Poetry
Each book in our Little Histories series is illustrated by a different contemporary artist-illustrator, whose specially commissioned work is designed to enliven and enhance…
The Skin of Chaos: The Letters of Adonis and Adel Abdessemed, pt. 2
Presented exclusively by YUP in anticipation of the publication of Adonis’ newest book, Concerto al-Quds, We are delighted to publish a record of world-renowned poet Adonis…
The Skin of Chaos: The Letters of Adonis and Adel Abdessemed, pt. 1
Presented exclusively by YUP in anticipation of the publication of Adonis’ newest book, Concerto al-Quds, We are delighted to publish a record of world-renowned poet Adonis…
Celebrating Poets: The Yale Younger Poets prize
World Poetry Day, on 21 March, is an event organised by the United Nations to ‘recognise the unique ability of poetry to capture the…
Wilfred Owen and the notion of chivalry
One of Britain’s best-known and most loved poets, Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was killed at the age of 25 on one of the last days…
Nicholas Roe on ‘John Keats: A New Life’
Following the widespread press coverage of his latest book, Nicholas Roe, author of John Keats: A New Life, spoke to the Yale Books Blog about…
Translating the Poetry of Kabbalah: Author interview with Peter Cole
Peter Cole’s brand new work of translation, The Poetry of Kabbalah, is the first every English-language collection of poems from the Kabbalistic tradition. In the exclusive author…
Writing the Biography of a Genius: Extract from ‘Joseph Brodsky, A Literary Life’ by Lev Loseff
Joseph Brodsky: A Literary Life (out now in paperback) is an intimate, penetrating study of the great Russian poet’s life and work, written by…
From America to Syria: Award-winning international poetry from Yale University Press
Today we take a look at some of Yale University Press’s critically acclaimed and award-winning poets. We also look at two important series of…
The many lives of Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein is famous for many things: a prolific art collector, writer and poet, Stein was a major figure within the artistic and literary…
Introducing Yale’s ‘Why X Matters’ Series
Yale University Press presents the Why X Matters series, in which passionate authors present concise arguments for the continuing relevance of important people or…
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