John Curl

My Ancient Mayan Poem Translation in Anthology

This new anthology of 100 classic poems about Outer Space has just been published by Cambridge University Press with my translation from Mayan of Ah Bam’s “Those Who Build Houses and Temples" It is included in chronological order between poems by Chaucer and...

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My Interview with Bernstein on KPFA

I recently was interviewed, along with Aya de León, by Dennis Bernstein of KPFA. We spoke about environmental poetry and novel writing, read our work, and spoke about the Watershed Poetry Festival. It is now on Youtube....

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Outer Space Anthology

Outer Space: 100 Poems is now out from Cambridge University Press in the UK, and will be out in the U.S. in December. It includes my translation of the poem "Those Who Build Houses and Temples,” by Ah Bam, translated from Mayan. Here is the webpage with information...

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Farmworkers Song, a poem video

My new poetry video, Farmworkers Song, retells the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the struggle for justice in the fields, in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling against farmworkers' rights to organize. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoZP2WZ14bY

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Voetica

I recently recorded 27 poems from my new book Rainbow Weather, for Voetica.com, a web site dedicated to spoken poetry. Voetica is host to an extensive collection of recordings of modern and classic American, British and World English poets....

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Rainbow Weather

Press Release announcing the publication of Rainbow Weather: Press Release: Rainbow Weather by John CurlDownload PUBLICATION DATE: NOVEMBER 29, 2022These poems are songs for the road ahead, as climate change transforms how we live on earth.RAINBOW WEATHERPoems for...

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