Giacomo Leopardi Page

Giacomo Talegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi, Conte, was born on the 29th of June, 1798, and died on the 14th of June, 1837.


Essays/Saggi in English:

• "Leopardi and the ancient Greek mathematics" by Annalisa Reggi. Tr. Stefano Valente (also in PDF format)(Jekyll.com);
• "The Poetry of Pessimism: Giacomo Leopardi" (1922) by Radoslav Andrea Tsanoff (Rice University);

Essays/Saggi in Italiano:

• "Discorso di un italianointorno alla poesia romantica" per Giacomo Leopardi (Progetto Giacomo Leopardi);
• "Discorso sopra lo stato presente dei costumi degl'Italiani" per Giacomo Leopardi (Leopardi.it, in Italiano);
• "Giacomo Leopardi: critica della civilta e autonomia estetica" (2001) per Peter Brockmeier (pdf format)(Humboldt University);
• "Giacomo Leopardi e la crisi del 1819: disperazione o depressione?" per Nicola Lalli (pdf format)
• "Giacomo Leopardi e la stagione di Silvia" (2003) per Marcello Andria (Bibliotecha Nazionale di Napoli);
• "Introduzione a Giacomo Leopardi" per Francesco Monetti (pdf format)(Progetto Giacomo Leopardi);
• Complete holographic copy of "Letteratura ed Arti Liberali: on the Work of Madame De Stael", by Giacomo Leopardi, as it appeared in the Bibliotecha Italiana, April 1816 (Dibattito sulla utilita delle traduzioni, Zacinto.it);
• "Il Pensiero di Giacomo Leopardi" per Giovanni Ipavec (pdf format)(Progetto Giacomo Leopardi);
• "Le riflessioni di Immanuel Kant e Giacomo Leopardi intorno a L'arte di prolungare la vita umana di C.W. Hufeland" per Stefano Martini (Societa Filosofica Italiana, Comunicazione Filosophica, Febbraio 2001);
• "Scienze e filosofia della natura negli scritti di Giacomo
  Leopardi" per Gianni Zanarini (pdf format)(Journal of Science Communication, June 2004, in Italiano);
• "Il Sogno nei Canti di Leopardi" per Bernhard Knab (pdf format)(Progetto Giacomo Leopardi);

Poems/Poeme in English Translation:

• Chorus of the Dead tr. Henry Reed (The Poetry of Henry Reed);
• The Infinite tr. Tony Klien (Poetry in Translation);
• The Infinite tr. Gilbert Wesley Purdy (Virtual Grub Street);
• The Infinite tr. Henry Reed (The Poetry of Henry Reed);
• The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi tr. Frederick Townsend (Project Gutenberg e-book, complete poems, GP Putnam's Sons, 1887);
• To Himself tr. Tony Klien (Poetry in Translation);
• To Himself tr. Gilbert Wesley Purdy (Virtual Grub Street);
• To the Moon tr. Tony Klien (Poetry in Translation);
• To the Moon tr. Gilbert Wesley Purdy (Biscayne Beaches Review);

Poems/Poeme in Italiano:

• I Canti (Leopardi.it, testo intiero in Italiano);
• I Canti (Progetto Giacomo Leopardi, testo intiero in Italiano);

Prose/prosa in English Translation:

Prose/prosa in Italiano:

• Operette Morali d'Isocrate tradotto per Giacomo Leopardi (Progetto Giacomo Leopardi);
• Le Operette Morali (Leopardi.it, testo intiero in Italiano);
• Le Operettte Morali (Progetto Giacomo Leopardi, testo intiero in Italiano);
• Pensieri (Leopardi.it, testo intiero in Italiano);
• Pensieri (Progetto Giacomo Leopardi, testo intiero in Italiano);
• Zibaldone (Progetto Giacomo Leopardi, in costruzione);

Book Reviews:

• "A complete history of astronomy" by Giovanni F. Bignami. A review of Storia dell'astronomia: dalle origini al duemila e oltre by Giacomo Leopardi & Margherita Hack. Edizioni dell'Altana: 2002. (pdf format)(Nature, June 2002);

Correspondence/Corrispondenza:

• Holograph copy of letter from Leopardi to The Apostolic Nuncio of Naples, September 14, 1836, with commentary in English (Vatican Library);
• Copia holographica di una carta da Leopardi al Nuncio Apostolico di Napoli, settembre 14, 1836, commentario in Italiano (Vatican Library);
• Lettera (de 1 luglio 1837) con cui Antonio Ranieri annuncia a Fanny Targioni Tozzetti (Aspasia) la morte di Leopardi (Progetto Giacomo Leopardi, in Italiano);
• 5 Lettere (7 agosto 1841 - 11 Maggio 1846) di Antonio Ranieri a G.Battista Niccolini in cui si parla dei problemi relativi alle carte leopardiane (Progetto Giacomo Leopardi, in Italiano);

Manuscripts/Manoscritti:

• Holograph manuscript copy of "L'Infinito" (high resolution) with catalogue description in Italiano (Bibliotecha Nazionale di Napoli);
• Holograph manuscript copy of "A Silvia" (p.1 - high resolution)(p.2 - alta resoluzione)(p.3 - high resolution)(p.4 - alta risoluzione) with catalogue description in Italiano (Bibliotecha Nazionale di Napoli);

Images:

• The Apostle of the Infinite. A nice biography, in English, with many images including a post-mortem photo (?), holographic manuscript copies, and title page of Poesies et ouevres morales de Leopardi Premiere traduction complete precedee d'un essai sur Leopardi per F.A.AulardParis, Librairie Alphonse Lemerre, 1880 (Quilldrivers);
• Complete holographic copy of "Letteratura ed Arti Liberali: on the Work of Madame De Stael", by Giacomo Leopardi, as it appeared in the Bibliotecha Italiana, April 1816 (Dibattito sulla utilita delle traduzioni, Zacinto.it);

News Stories/Articles:

• Il giornalista Magdi Allam sul Colle dell'Infinito (Leopardi.it, in Italiano);

Miscellaneous / Miscellaneo:

• Casa Leopardi (in Italiano);
• Cronologia delle Opere (Leopardi.it, in Italiano);
• Leopardi House (in English);

Other VGS Author Pages / Altri Pagini di Autori VGS:

• Wendell Berry;
• Claudia Emerson (Winner of 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry);
• Thomas Gray;
• John Keats;
• Ted Kooser;
• Federico Garcia Lorca;
• Lisel Mueller (Winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry);
• Pablo Neruda; and,
• Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Pablo Neruda Page

Pablo Neruda was born Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, on July 12th, 1904, in Parral, Chile. Chile is a land with a diversity of climates, and Parral is in the temperate-zone. His mother died of tuberculosis a month after he was born. His father moved the family to Temuco, a frontier outpost in the far south of the country, where the young Richardo grew up among half finished houses and torrents of rain. [To read the complete biography click >>> here]




Interviews/Entrevistas:

• Entrevista conr Carlos Wilson, 9 de junio de 1965 (Revista Universitaria, en Espanol);
• Entrevista con Rita Guibert, Siete voces (Mexico: Editorial Novaro, S.A., 1974) (Literatura.us, in Espanol);
• Interview with Rita Guibert and Ronald Christ, pdf format (Paris Review, Spring 1971);
• Entrevista con la BBC de Londres, 21 octubre 1971, Real Audio file, (BBC Mundo, in Espanol);
• "The Greatest Poet of the 20th Century In Any Language" - Celebrating Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda. Amy Goodman interviews Martin Espada about the poetry of Neruda. Includes an extended audio clip of Neruda reading "Alturas del Maccu Picchu". (Real Audio) (Real Video 128k or 256k or MP3) (Democracy Now, July 2004);
• Neruda Viaja a Inglaterra o entrevista con terremoto por Sara Vial, La Nacion, 28 marzo 1965 (Atenea 2004, Universidad de Concepcion, en Espanol);

Essays in English:

• The Art of Translation in Pablo Neruda's "Juventud" by Evan Stephens and Cathy Barks (University of Maryland, Baltimore County);
• Bad Poet, Bad Man by Stephen Schwartz (The Weekly Standard, July 2004);
• Pablo Neruda: A People's Poet by E. San Juan, Jr. (Political Affairs Magazine);
• Some thoughts on Pablo Neruda's epic poem "The Heights of Macchu Picchu" by Ray Goforth (Almusawwir);
• True Stone and Epitaph: The Poetry of Pablo Neruda by Gilbert Wesley Purdy (Biscayne Bay Review);

Essays in Espanol:

• Interpretacion de Residencia en la Tierra de Pablo Neruda por Jaime Concha (Universidad de Chile);

Poems/Poemas in Translation:

• Cat's Dream tr. Alastair Reid (Poem Hunter);
• Isabelle Allende Reads 'The Dead Woman' in English (National Public Radio, July 2004);
• Mourning Pablo Neruda by Robert Bly (Mississippi College);
• Nothing But Death tr. Robert Bly (Poets.org);
• Ode to the Black Panther tr. David Unger (Guernica, April 2005);
• Ariel Dorfman Reads 'Sexual Water' in English (National Public Radio, July 2004);
• Tonight I Can Write tr. W. S. Merwin (Boston University, Favorite Poem Project);
• We are many tr. Alastair Reid (JSTOR, fr. English Journal, September 1987);

Poems/Poemas in Espanol:

• Puedo Escribir (Boston University, Favorite Poem Project);
• Ariel Dorfman Lea 'Sexual Water' en Espanol (National Public Radio, July 2004);

Prose in English:

• Towards the Splendid City. English text of Neruda's Nobel Prize Lecture (Nobelprize.org, December 13, 1971);

Prose en Espanol:

• Hacia la ciudad espléndida. Texto en Espanol de la Lectura Nobel de Neruda (Real Audio)(Nobelprize.org, Deciembre 13, 1971);

Photos / Images:

• Holographic copy of note from Pablo Neruda to Rita Guibert, April 30, 1971 (Paris Review);

Reviews/Revistas:

• Spain in Our Hearts (Espana en el Corazon) by Pablo Neruda. Reviewed by Tom Pynn. (VOX Journal);
• Songs of Himself by Robert Bly. A review of Isla Negra A Notebook by Pablo Neruda. Tr. Alastair Reid (New York Times, May 1982);
• True Stone and Epitaph: The Poetry of Pablo Neruda by Gilbert Wesley Purdy. An essay / review of The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems, Mark Eisner, Ed. San Francisco: City Lights Publishers, 2004. (Biscayne Bay Review);

Articles/Articulos:

• As Pablo Neruda centennial approaches, projects take shape by John Sanford (Stanford University, March 2003, in English);
• Celebrating the Pablo Neruda Centennial (Real Audio) (National Public Radio, July 2004);
• Poetry, Politics And Pablo Neruda by Vibha Maurya (People's Democracy, August 2004, in English);
• La Poeta Malu Urriola es Galardonada con el Premio Pablo Neruda 2006 (Fundacion Pablo Neruda, en Espanol);
• A Mystery That Ends In Poetry: After 40 Years, A Tape of Pablo Neruda Is Finally Played Again by Darragh Johnson (Washington Post, June 2006, in English);
• Pablo Neruda at 100 by Edward Hirsch (Washington Post, July 2004, in English);

Miscellaneous:

• Find a Grave listing for Neruda's Isla Negra memorial;
• Pablo Neruda Casas Museo (Fundacion Pablo Neruda);
• Pablo Neruda's Isla Negra by Monique Filsnol (Literary Traveler);

Other VGS Author Pages:

• Wendell Berry;
• Claudia Emerson (Winner of 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry);
• Thomas Gray;
• John Keats;
• Ted Kooser;
• Giacomo Leopardi;
• Federico Garcia Lorca;
• Lisel Mueller (Winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry); and,
• Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Naomi Shihab Nye Page

Naomi Shihab Nye was born on March 12, 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Palestinian father and an American mother. She has lived for periods of time in Ramallah, Jerusalem, and San Antonio, Texas. She has received a B.A. in English and World Religions from Trinity University. and has since become a poet, essayist, author of children's books, and a songwriter. She has been a recipient of writing fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation and the Witter Bynner Foundation.

Readings:

• Meet the Poet: Naomi Shihab Nye (Real Audio)(Real Video)(WGBH Boston);
• Women Poets from the Middle East (MP3) (PEN American Center);

Interviews:

• Author-Editor Dialogues: Naomi Shihab Nye and Virginia Duncan (CBC Magazine);
• "Interview with Naomi Shihab Nye" by Rachel Barenblat (Pif);
• Naomi Shihab Nye: A Bill Moyers Interview (Now, PBS);
• W. S. Merwin Talks with Naomi Shihab Nye (Real Audio) (Lannan Foundation);

Essays:

Poems:

• Arabic Coffee (Now, PBS);
• Blood (Now, PBS);
• Blood (PoetryFoundation.org);
• Boy and Egg (Biscayne Bay Review);
• Fundamentalism (PoetryFoundation.org);
• Half-And-Half (Famous Poets and Poems);
• Hidden (Famous Poets and Poems);
• Keep Driving (Clackamas Literary Review, Spring / Summer 1997);
• "Last August Hours Before the Year 2000", "Some Days", and "Two Countries" (Organica News);
• My Father and the Fig Tree (Now, PBS);
• My Friend's Divorce (Clackamas Literary Review, Spring / Summer 1997);
• The Small Vases from Hebron (PoetryFoundation.org);
• The Turtle Shrine Near Chittagong (PoetryFoundation.org);
• Why the Silence Still Hangs Over Eastern Oregon (Clackamas Literary Review, Spring / Summer 1997);

Prose:

• Beautiful Strangers (Organica News, Fall 2003);
• Letter from Naomi Shihab Nye, Arab-American Poet: To Any Would-Be Terrorists (University of Georgia);
• Lights in the Windows (Digital Library & Archives, The Alan Review, Spring 1995);
• War has no imagination (Organica News, Winter/Spring 2005);
• You Take the High Road and I'll Take Any Road I Can (Organica News, Winter 2001);

Photos / Images:

• Naomi Shahib Nye, Poet (Flickr.com);

Reviews/Revistas:

• "Warm Baths" by Phil West. A review of Never In A Hurry by Naomi Shihab Nye (Austin Chronicle);

Articles/Articulos:

• "Many Voices: Poet/Essayist Naomi Shihab Nye" by Phil West (Austin Chronicle);

Miscellaneous:

• Academy of American Poets page (Poets.org);
• Page at Steven Barclay Agency;

Other VGS Author Pages:

• Wendell Berry;
• Claudia Emerson (Winner of 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry);
• Thomas Gray;
• John Keats;
• Ted Kooser;
• Giacomo Leopardi;
• Federico Garcia Lorca;
• Lisel Mueller (Winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry);
• Pablo Neruda; and,
• Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Lisel Mueller Page

Lisel Mueller (February 8, 1924 - ), nee Neumann, was born in Hamburg, Germany. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was 15 years old, where her father was a professor at Evansville College. She married Paul Mueller and the two built a home in Lake Forest, Illinois, where they settled for many years.

Readings:

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Interviews:

• An Interview with Lisel Mueller (PBS News Hour, April 14, 1997);

Essays:

• The Garden of Memory by Nell Casey (Biscayne Bay Review);
• Slightly Larger Than Life Size by Nell Casey (Poetry Foundation);
• Two Strains: Some Thoughts About English Words by Lisel Mueller (Ploughshares);
  

Poems:

• A Day Like Any Other (Ploughshares);
• Alive Together (Poem Hunter);
• Another Version (Real Audio) (State of Illinois);
• Bedtime Story (Plagiarist);
• Blood Oranges (Ploughshares);
• Curriculum Vitae (Poets.org);
• Five For Country Music (Ploughshares);
• For A Thirteenth Birthday (Poem Hunter);
• Immortality (Poetry 180);
• In November (Biscayne Bay Review);
• In Passing (Real Audio)(State of Illinois);
• Love Like Salt (Virtual Grub Street);
• Magnolia (Real Audio)(State of Illinois);
• Monet Refuses The Operation (Poem Hunter);
• Moon Fishing (Poem Hunter);
• Naming the Animals (Real Audio)(State of Illinois);
• Not only the Eskimos (Rice University);
• A Nude by Edward Hopper by Lisel Mueller (In Her Own Image: Women Working in the Arts);
• Reading The Brothers Grimm To Jenny (Plagiarist);
• Scenic Route (Poem Hunter);
• Small Poem About The Hounds And The Hares (Plagiarist);
• Sometimes, When the Light (Real Audio)(State of Illinois);
• The Laughter Of Women (Poem Hunter);
• Things (Poem Hunter);
• Triage (Real Audio)(State of Illinois);
• What The Dog Perhaps Hears (Brandeis University);
• When I Am Asked (Real Audio)(State of Illinois);
• Why We Tell Stories (Lake Forest College);

Prose:

Photos / Images:

• Lisel Mueller (Lake Forest College);
• Lisel Mueller at the Poetry Center of Chicago (Poetry Center);
• Pulitzer presentation photo (Pulitzer.org);

Reviews/Revistas:

• Book Review by Bobby Matherne. A review of Alive Together by Lisel Mueller (Southern Cross Review, 2004);

Articles/Articulos:

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Miscellaneous:

• Academy of American Poets page (Poets.org);
• Illinois Poet Laureate page (State of Illinois);
• Pulitzer Prize Citation (1997) (Pulitzer.org);

Other VGS Author Pages:

• Wendell Berry;
• Claudia Emerson (Winner of 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry);
• Thomas Gray;
• John Keats;
• Ted Kooser;
• Giacomo Leopardi;
• Federico Garcia Lorca;
• Pablo Neruda;
• Naomi Shihab Nye; and,
• Percy Bysshe Shelley.