Audio Interview with Meena Alexander, by Flavia Rocha by Flavia Rocha On March 21, 2012, Meena Alexander graciously agreed to speak with Rattapallax about her trip to Palestine, the poetry that emerged from that trip, and about the public tasks of poetry in areas of conflict. What follows are excerpts from that conversation. Meena Alexander on her stay as poet in residence at Al-Quds University Audio... 

For James Ragan, a poet’s ultimate commitment is what he calls “the nobility of conscience.” Tradition is to be carried generously, written and spoken. Poetry travels and makes an impression wherever it lands, an intimate, powerful one. Portrait of James Ragan by Danuta Rothschild A Voice in Transit: the Poetry of James Ragan Edited by Flávia Rocha For James Ragan, a poet’s ultimate commitment... 

Poetry leaves a trail. Poems in a Bottle is an ongoing international correspondence between poets triggered by their readings of each other. On this issue: Virna Teixeira and Tracy E. Grinnell. Edited by Flávia Rocha Poems in a Bottle photo by Mattox Poetry leaves a trail. Poems in a Bottle is an ongoing international correspondence between poets triggered by their readings of each other. I quote... 

Rattapallax has the unique opportunity to meet with myriad internationally-renown poets and a staff that is deeply focused on promoting and publishing new work. Meet the staff and contributors to this, or first issue of Rattapallax Online. Ram Devineni is the editor and publisher of Rattapallax and a film-maker who has had films shown at the Cairo International Film Festival, San Jose Film Festival,... 

Virna Teixeira in InstanbulI am writing a new book of poems, called “Como suturar lembranças” (“How to Stitch Memories”). It is a collection of memories, perceptions, photograms, related to external events, experiences and geographical dislocations. I have also recently read and translated poems from E. Tracy Grinnell’s book “Some Clear Souvenir”. It occurred to me how in some way the...