Cross Words
refers to cultural hybrids, trans-cultural alliances, and associations. This fascinating compendium documents—in essays, conversations, and socratic raps—the vital work poets perform when they write across borders.
Anne Waldman
is the author of more than forty collections of poetry, the editor of numerous anthologies, and, for
The Iovis Trilogy
, the winner of the Shelley Memorial Award and the USA PEN Center Award for Poetry. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.
Laura Wright
is a poet, translator, and librarian. With Anne Waldman, she co-edited
Beats at Naropa
(Coffee House Press, 2009).