Blogs about: Christian Wiman
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Got some humor and poetry in there, as well as a couple good fiction reads: Humblebrag by Harris Wittels; 1/5 Every Riven Thing: Poems by Christian Wiman; 3/5 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman; 5/5 Vu… more →
Damselfly South
Notes on reviewing Books: The Millions, The New Yorker, and Christian Wiman
wrote 1 week ago: Critic Michael Bourne in The Millions has an excellent piece on book reviewing, where he discusses h … more →
My Summer Reading List
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wrote 1 week ago: Usually I see them traveling north on Oracle Road here in southern Arizona, carrying heavy backpacks … more →
Χριστός Ανέστη: Working on the Nerves
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Last night—early this morning—I visited my neighborhood Greek Orthodox church for the best worship e … more →
Purifying Urgency
wrote 2 weeks ago: Christian Wiman. Sounds kind of like Whitman. Author of three poetry collections and, now, two work … more →
Who Owns Beauty?
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wrote 3 weeks ago: This is what got me stirred up – the opening lines in a book review: “Christian Wiman is a believer … more →
Disciplined Indolence
wrote 4 weeks ago: “I’ve never been able to write poetry without having vast tracts of dead time. Poetry requires … more →
The knife is ours and the bread is clean.
wrote 1 month ago: …from Osip Mandelstam, who has been called one of the most important Russian poets of the 20th … more →
"...the wounds of Christ and the wounds of man."
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wrote 1 month ago: How many loves fail because, in an unconscious effort to make our weaknesses more strong, we link wi … more →
Poetry's Month
wrote 1 month ago: Lot of worthwhile poems in the April Poetry Magazine this month. I was struck first by Adam Kirsch … more →
On Doubt: Thomas as a role model
wrote 1 month ago: The gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter is always the story of the Risen Christ’s appearanc … more →
somehow a seed of belief sprouts
wrote 1 month ago: Christian Wiman (1966- ) has been the editor of Poetry magazine for the last 10 years and will be st … more →
A Stroll in the Life: Osip Mandelstam's Stolen Air (tr. Christian Wiman)
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wrote 1 month ago: ©: Ecco/HarperCollins 2012. Cover Designed by Mary Austin Speaker. Russian poet Osip Mandelstam’s fr … more →
Article on the Poetry and Life of Christian Wiman in The Chronicle Review
wrote 1 month ago: Terrific article on Christian Wiman at The Chronicle Review, which, at present, is unlocked. The ar … more →
Fav Lines: Osip Mandelstam, Stolen Air
wrote 2 months ago: Christian Wiman’s translations push the boundaries of the work we’ve come to know as Osi … more →
Every Riven Thing
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wrote 2 months ago: All Good Conductors 1. O the screech and heat and hate we have for each day’s commute, the lon … more →
"And I Said to My Soul, Be Loud"
wrote 3 months ago: The inspiration for this blog comes from three sources, the first and second of whom are old high sc … more →
Faith and unbelief: some links
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wrote 3 months ago: I’ve gathered some beautiful and challenging writing on faith and doubt and the struggles many … more →
Materialize the Inner Life
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wrote 4 months ago: In my recent workshop entitled “Materialize the Inner Life,’ we talked about what it mea … more →
January 2, 2013 - Editor Christian Wiman Announces Departure from Poetry Magazine : The Poetry Foundation
wrote 4 months ago: January 2, 2013 – Editor Christian Wiman Announces Departure from Poetry Magazine : The Poetry … more →
