Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon was born in County Armagh in 1951. He now lives in New York. A former radio and television […]
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Tina Chang
TINA CHANG is the author of the poetry collections Half-Lit Houses (2004) and Of Gods & Strangers (2011) and Hybrida (2019) and the forthcoming collection, LION (W.W. Norton,
Martin Doyle
Martin Doyle is Books Editor of The Irish Times, where he has worked since 2007. He is a former Editor
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Winner of multiple international awards — including the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award and the Lannan Literary Award Fellowship —
Tony Barnstone
Tony Barnstone, a poet, literary critic, and translator, has authored twenty-four books, including poetry collections, anthologies, textbooks, and multimedia work,
PETER SALISBURY
PETER SALISBURY is a screenwriter and filmmaker with a lifelong passion for cinematic storytelling. Originally from England, he discovered an
Bibek Gautam
Bibek Gautam is a communications strategist, moderator, and cultural organizer working at the intersection of language, leadership, and public imagination.
Luís Filipe Sarmento
Born in Lisbon, Luís Filipe Sarmento is one of Portugal’s most dynamic literary voices—writer, journalist, translator, filmmaker, and teacher of
Edith Hakimian
Edith Hakimian is a Montreal-based French-Canadian poet and author whose work explores migration, identity, and pressing contemporary social concerns. Her
Kristena Prater
Kristena Prater lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she serves as Director of the Tessa Foundation, a 501(c)(3) philanthropic