Gabriella Page-Fort

A Briny Englishman (and Booker Prize Winner) Says Farewell

“Do not imagine that Art is something which is designed to give gentle uplift,” Barnes once said. “Art is not a brassiere.” Then: “Happiness doesn’t make me happy.”

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One of the best there is

Reverberating Endlessly Into the Future: Laura Restrepo’s "Song of Ancient Lovers" - Chicago Review of Books A true testament to the interconnectedness of time and space, Song of Ancient Lovers is a portal that takes you within and without mythic reality and historical conflict, ancient icons and modern medi...

"a vessel within which to understand yourself as a continuation of everything that has happened and everything that *will* happen." - Molly B. Nash on Laura Restrepo's SONG OF ANCIENT LOVERS @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social
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I miss the dusty files of publishing yesteryears so I appreciate the Wiley Agency for having the 1950 original agreement for Thomas Merton's NO MAN IS AN ISLAND close at hand - a bit of lore for you, working title at contract stage was the somehow less iconic "The Life of St Allred."

AO Scott’s deep poem readings @nytimes.com don’t always get me but this (swoon), on “Early December in Croton-on-Hudson”:
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Gabriella's Fundraising Page In May, like many in the literary arts community, ALTA lost future funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, as our conference and programming “no longer effectuate[d] agency priorities.” Now,...

Join me in supporting literary translators @littranslate.bsky.social this #givingtuesday
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Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions For younger writers, ages 15-21

I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...

Editing No New Ideas by art historian Matthew Israel and had cause to take a moment with the Graces, mirth, elegance & beauty. Glad mirth has a place within grace. #editorsandediting

In case you need this, it's "make sure you're right" Monday. #editorsandediting

It was a treat to be in NY just ahead of this encouraging political moment. Thanks to all who voted Mamdani and here's to all the other young visionaries I trust will run for office in the future!

Donate Your donation to the Academy today will provide free and far-reaching

We're all feeling poetry these days, unsurprisingly, since it's the answer. Perhaps you'd like to join me in supporting the poets with a donation to the Academy of American Poets.

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Lalah Delia has a new book in the works - gorgeous and poetic, this is meditative reading to keep us true to ourselves, our deepest well. @harperonebooks.bsky.social

"She visited refugee camps, where women...handed her notes, asking for help with escaping or finding loved ones. 'This novel is a form of translating those small handwritten notes for the rest of the world,' Restrepo explains."

“Editors asked, Is this literature or journalism? I have a tendency to break borders between genres.”

Laura Restrepo and the Power of Myths For her latest novel, the Colombian author drew inspiration from the story of the Queen of Sheba as well as her work with refugees for Doctors Without Borders

Elaine Szewczyk's profile of Laura Restrepo and her SONG OF ANCIENT SPIRITS gets into the story of Laura's exile from Colombia in the 80s "Many got killed. I was lucky.”
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yes and out now!!

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(Jacketed paperback. Illustration by Vladimir Ilievski, design by Stephen Brayda.)

Looking for a novel that feels as good in your hands as it does in your heart? Here's a very special Japanese-paperback-inspired look for this lovely read about a taxi ride to change your life tr @tnieda.bsky.social
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I love it too.

Swoon. We can all please Jane by carrying on her work and her loving engagement.

Register for translator and poet Sholeh Wolpé's Attar seminar series (10/9, 10/16, 10/23)with the Academy of American Poets! #poetrysky #poets #literarytranslation

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Little me was so grateful to find Jane's work when we were sent to the library to choose idols for worship, she hasn't left my side since.

Earth Bow, by Sarah Louise 9 track album

"do something nice for your nervous system, revisit that Sarah Louise album that felt so close to your spine..."

She offered a beautiful guitar learning suggestion that has stayed with me: "play as slow as possible, learn it, then speed up"

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disagreement (the deafening / sound / of the sea / comes / between / us both)

The Academy of American Poets poem-a-day series is spotlighting translations take a breath with this one:

“disagreement” by Venezuelan poet María Auxiliadora Álvarez, translated from Spanish by Andrés Fernández

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First review a 🌟 for Laura Restrepo's "sweeping and lyrical" SONG OF ANCIENT LOVERS (tr Caro De Robertis) @publisherswkly.bsky.social - out Dec 31! I've been obsessed with Restrepo for 20+ years and her books have helped pave my career path... #booksky #literarytranslation #editorsandediting

Can You Stay Calm in a Time of Outrage? The world doesn’t need more anger, however righteous. It needs people who can hold on to moral clarity and stay true to their values.

Equanimity can help us. Margaret Cullen introduces this vital skill @greatergoodmag.bsky.social : greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

Underestimate Washington - and Seattle - as a hub of brilliant authorial activity at your own peril. Congrats to @ijeomaoluo.bsky.social on the Washington Book Award for Nonfiction for BE A REVOLUTION, read & get inspired by activism all around us. Cheers!! #booksky #pubnews

I love this book so much