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Martin Earl on Günter Grass … and More!
Martin Earl Apropos of my earlier post on the controversial poem “What Must Be Said,” by Günter Grass, I want to direct all Birders to Martin Earl’s lucid Harriet post on the subject. It’s well worth pondering…. It’s also worth wondering why, with the single exception of Earl’s fine post, America’s most well-funded poetry-promotion engine, The Poetry Foundation, has managed to remain utterly silent on what is currently the world’s most famous contemporary poem.Read More
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Poetry Makes Something Happen
Günter Grass at Home I suppose it’s appropriate that Poetry Month should witness the international furor created by the great German poet and novelist Günter Grass with his poem “What Must Be Said.” (So much for Auden and his assertion that “poetry makes nothing happen.”) There are now several translations of the poem available, each of which has something to recommend it; but this is my favorite as a whole, despite an awkward patch or two: WHAT MUST BE SAIDGünter Grass / Tr.Read More
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
