NSK Prize Laureate Virginia Euwer Wolff:
Read an excerpt from her acceptance speech given this fall at the University of Oklahoma.
ESSAY: "The State of Zapotec Poetry"
An essay on Zapotec poetry by Clare Sullivan, plus recordings of Zapotec poets, a photo gallery, and more.
POETRY: 4 Poems by Nathalie Handal
Listen to recordings of these four poems by Nathalie Handal, plus a web exclusive interview.
BOOK REVIEWS: January/February 2012
New book reviews from authors across the globe, including Christopher Hitchens, Roberto Bolaño, and Julian Barnes.
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NEW VIDEO
"The Courtyard of Colegiata del Salvador" by Nathalie Handal
Poet Nathalie Handal has collaborated with New York-based filmmaker Bob Madey to create a video version of her poem "The Courtyard of Colegiata del Salvador," found in the January 2012 issue of World Literature Today.
2012 Puterbaugh Festival Schedule of Events
Irish playwright Marina Carr will be visiting the University of Oklahoma campus and the offices of World Literature Today as the 2012 Puterbaugh Fellow this Spring. Check out the many events including music, readings, a film festival, and performances of Carr's play By the Bog of Cats—during the festival week of March 6-10—that are free and open to the public.

COVER FEATURE: NSK Prize Laureate Virginia Euwer Wolff
ESSAY: "The State of Zapotec Poetry," Clare Sullivan
POETRY: 4 Poems by Nathalie Handal (audio)
BOOK REVIEWS: Christopher Hitchens, Roberto Bolaño, more...







