The hosts get familiar with the poetry of three Hof(f)man(n)s--Carlie, Michael, and Richie.
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Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.
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Visit Carlie Hoffman on the web here. She is the author of three books, most recently One More Like This World (Four Way, 2025).
We read these poems by Carlie:
Point of View Where Orpheus Makes a Pit Stop at a Fortune Teller in St. Germain
The Year Made Out of a Cut in Your Civilization
After Translating the Women of the Twentieth Century
Read more about Michael Hofmann here. He is a Virgo born in Germany to a novelist and a teacher. The Guardian has described him as "arguably the world's most influential translator of German into English."
We read these poems by Michael:
Richie Hofmann is the author of 2 books, in addition to the forthcoming The Bronze Arms (Knopf). Visit his website at https://www.richiehofmann.com. Read his poem "Male Beauty," which we quote in the episode, here.
We read the following poems from Richie:
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