I’m not a professional translator, but I like the process of translating, how it brings a closer look at a poem and its language. As…
Something about palimpsests teases the imagination, with artists and observers discovering and creating them in different media. Following are palimpsests created by artists and by…
In a remote mountain village above the town of Como, two powerful women secured the fame of the “Popess.” Read part 3/3 on Rainer Maria…
A holy woman and a soldier connect the poet Rainer Maria Rilke with the Popess of one of the earliest extant tarot decks. Read part…
A gleaming thread, gossamer yet firm, connects the poet Rainer Maria Rilke and an odd and enigmatic artwork from late medieval Northern Italy. Read part…
A gleaming thread, gossamer yet firm, connects the poet Rainer Maria Rilke with an odd and enigmatic artwork from late medieval Northern Italy. A three-part post…