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Simon Armitage on Translating Gilgamesh

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By Simon Armitage, Cameron Barnett, Melissa Eppihimer
| Pittsburgh Review of Books
Towards the beginning of the Epic of Gilgamesh, the narrator commands the audience to find a stone tablet hidden in a locked box and read about the heroic exploits of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. This metaliterary device frames the ancient text as a message from the deep recesses of time. With Simon Armitage’s Gilgamesh: A New Verse Translation (W.W. Norton 2026) in hand, our access to this Mesopotamian manuscript has been renewed.
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The Body and Breath

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By Cameron Barnett, Rita Dove, Boaz Frankel Verified
| Pittsburgh Review of Books
Rita Dove will be appearing as guest of the International Poetry Forum on April 18th at 2PM in the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. Rita Dove is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize,. She served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995.
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Family Ties

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By Nancy Holochwost, Cameron Barnett, Lance Larsen, added Tabasco
| The Sun Magazine Verified
In Cameron Barnett’s poem “Grandpa’s Gavel,” a family heirloom transports the author back through memories of his grandfather’s social-justice work, convening NAACP meetings and orating in church. The gavel is like a magic wand that brings this beloved mentor to life.
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