Alan Riach to contribute to Issue 10 of Interlitq

Alan Riach, a Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, author of many works including “Hugh MacDiarmid’s Epic Poetry”, and collections of poetry such as “First and Last Songs” and “Clearances”, will be contributing an example of his poetry to the “Glasgow Voices” feature, constituting one of the two sections of Issue 10 of “The International Literary Quarterly”.

A.B. Jackson to contribute to Issue 10 of Interlitq

A.B. Jackson, author of many poetry collections including “Fire Stations”, will be contributing examples of his poetry to the “Glasgow Voices” feature, constituting one of the two sections of Issue 10 of “The International Literary Quarterly”.

Susan Stewart to participate in the Skagit River Poetry Festival, La Conner, Washington in May 2010

Susan Stewart, the American poet, literary critic and translator, Annan Professor of English Literature at Princeton University, a Consulting Editor of “The International Literary Quarterly”, and who contributed examples of her poetry to Issue 6 of Interlitq, will be participating in the Skagit River Poetry Festival, La Conner, Washington, May 20th-22nd, 2010. In the words of the organizers: “ The Skagit River Poetry Project’s mission is to bring together students, teachers, poets and community to celebrate diverse poetic voices in our rural Northwest community. For the past eleven years we have done this. Students are our heart.”

“Nelson Mandela” by Elleke Boehmer, published by Sterling Publishing in its “A Brief Insight” series

“Nelson Mandela” by Elleke Boehmer, Professor of World Writing in English in the English Faculty at the University of Oxford, and a Consulting Editor of “The International Literary Quarterly, has been published by Sterling Publishing in its “A Brief Insight” series. In the words of the publisher, this is ”fascinating and uncompromising biographical study paints a complex portrait of Mandela that goes beyond hagiography: it examines his quality of character, his theatrical flair, his maverick ability to absorb transnational influences, his steely survival skills, his postmodern ease with media image, and his ethical legacy.”

Rita Dove to give Houston reading, at the Menil Collection, in early March 2010

Rita Dove, formerly U.S. Poet Laureate, a Consulting Editor of “The International Literary Quarterly”, and a contributor to Issue 6 of the review, will be giving a reading from her work at the Menil Collection, as part of the opening of the Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC), on March 10th, 2010 at 7pm.