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Marilyn Kallet
I'm a poet and children's book author, translator and essayis.

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A Taste of France in Poetry: Reading by Marilyn Kallet, Darren Jackson, Brad Anderson, Rose Becallo Raney

Jun.14.2011

A Taste of France in Poetry: Reading by Marilyn Kallet, Darren Jackson, Brad Anderson, Rose Becallo Raney

This is a celebration of French tastes in our poetry--a reading by poets who have lived in France and have translated poetry from the French.
Marilyn Kallet's new book of translations of Surrealist poet Benjamin Peret's The Big Game (Le grand jeu) will be featured, along with poetry by poets and translators Darren Jackson and Brad Anderson. Rose Becallo Raney, who studied poetry in Auvillar, will open the show.

The reception will feature French foods. Free and open to the public!

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PUBLISHED: Jan.01.2009

PACKING LIGHT: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS

PACKING LIGHT is a compendium of almost 40 years of poetry-writing by Marilyn Kallet. The volume includes one new book of poems, and distillations from each of her previous four books of poems. The collection ranges from humorous to profound, from love poems and erotic poems to poetry about Jewish identity and the Holocaust. The publisher, Black Widow Press,...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2007

The Movable Nest: A Mother/Daughter Companion

This is a multicultural anthology of contemporary women's writing on the subject of sending our daughters out into their own lives. Selections also include works about saying goodbye to our mothers. This is an upbeat book, about creative separation, from the perspectives of mothers and daughters. 52 authors are included, among them Rita Dove, Jamaica Kincaid, Linda Pastan and...

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PUBLISHED: Jul.01.2006

Last Love Poems of Paul Eluard

This is a new edition of translations of Paul Eluard's Last Love Poems (Derniers poemes d'amour).

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PUBLISHED: Mar.01.2005

Circe, After Hours

Circe, After Hours, is a collection of lyric poems with wide range, covering love poems and family, blues and comedy, Jewish identity and Holocaust research.

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PUBLISHED: Jan.01.1999

Sleeping With One Eye Open: Women Writers and the Art of Survival (Kallet and Cofer, eds.)

This is a collection of original essays by well-known women writers in every genre, about how to get past obstacles in your writing. It is geared especially to women writers, but men seeking inspiration for the creative process will also benefit. Authors include Denise Levertov, Tillie Olsen, Amy LIng, now deceased, as well as Hilda Raz, Aleida Rodriguez, Marilyn...

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PUBLISHED: Oct.01.2007

Jack the Healing Cat

Jack The Healing Cat is a full-color, illustrated children's book. A little girl named Heather finds Jack abandoned in a box. She rescues him, bringing him home to her family. Later, when Heather gets sick, Jack senses the trouble and rushes to her rescue with his special "kitty powers."

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PUBLISHED: Sep.15.2005

The Art of College Teaching: 28 Takes

A collection of essays by a variety of teachers -- from professors to a golf instructor -- about the craft of teaching.

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PUBLISHED: Oct.01.2003

One For Each Night: Chanukah Tales and Recipes

The book features a short story and a recipe for every night of Chanukah.

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PUBLISHED: Aug.11.1996

Worlds in Our Words: Contemporary American Women Writers (Kallet and Clark, eds.)

This is a multicultural anthology of contemporary American women writers, with interviews you won't find elsewhere.

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PUBLISHED: Jan.01.1985

A House of Gathering: Poets on May Sarton's Poetry

This is a collection of essays by well-known poets on May Sarton's poetry. Unique essays by William Stafford, Linda Pastan, Richard Chess, among others. The book includes photos of early drafts of May Sarton's poetry, and previously unpublished translations from French poetry by Sarton. Edited by Marilyn Kallet

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The Big Game, by Benjamin Péret. Trans, with an introduction, by Marilyn Kallet

PUBLISHED: Jul.01.2011

The Big Game, by Benjamin Péret, Translated, with an Introduction by Marilyn Kallet

This is the first English translation of Surrealist Benjamin Péret's key book of poems, The Big Game (1921). Kallet's introduction places Péret in the context of modern poetry, and renders his poems into lyrical, witty, idiomatic English.

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PUBLISHED: Jan.01.1996

How to Get Heat Without Fire

This book of love poems is daring, bluesy, sometimes erotic, funny, and elegaic.

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Marilyn's Latest Blogs

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Mar.28.2012 - 7:23 am

Word Whisperer, Word Lover!

This article about me came out yesterday at the University of Tennessee. The author, Lynn Champion, is in charge of communications and outreach at UT. I often feel...

Mar.28.2012 - 7:19 am

Word Whisperer, Word Lover!

www.higherground.utk.edu/2012/03/the-word-whisperer/

Dec.30.2011 - 7:11 pm

Why Translating Matters

Translating is a bridge--for me it is one that spans the Atlantic, that takes me into the Latin Quarter, into the narrow streets of Auvillar, into the harbor at Nantes, into the...

Dec.14.2011 - 4:36 pm

My Secret Ingredient is So Secret...

A few years back, I composed a book of holiday stories and recipes, One For Each Night: Chanukah Tales and Recipes. The recipes are my mother-in-law's--Hilda used to be a...

Comments from Marilyn

Jan.28.2012 - 8:24 pm

In response to: No, I Don't Feel Like A Fish Seller!

Absolutely!

The display is going to be done by the library for April, Poetry Month. I'm looking forward and will keep you...

Jan.28.2012 - 7:55 pm

In response to: No, I Don't Feel Like A Fish Seller!

My respect for you and your work--

Leah, you've accomplished so much--I'm in awe! Let me know how I can help you promote the books, the...

Jan.28.2012 - 7:07 pm

In response to: No, I Don't Feel Like A Fish Seller!

Good to have that clarification here!

As you know, I've endorsed the books by at least half dozen of your fine authors, many of whom...

Nov.25.2011 - 7:54 pm

In response to: My "Best" Photos are all from Auvillar!

Happy Holidays and Great to Hear from You!

Hi Rosy, How lovely to hear from you! Sorry to be out of touch. Yes, I have a crush on the cheese man...

Aug.18.2011 - 7:34 am

In response to: Welcome to the All-New Red Room!

Fabulous!

Huntington, I think the new look is dazzling! I've been bragging about it to my friends. Congratulations to you,...

Writing

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Poem: "Bad Sex"

Poem: "Confined" (new poem from "Eating the New Species" series)

Poem: "Circe, Did You?"

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Feb.25.2009

PACKING LIGHT: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS

Published by http://www.public-republic.net

"Marilyn Kallet, author of 14 books, opens her anticipated selected poems with "Jonah on Oprah," a dramatic monologue that epitomizes how through wit, rhythm, and imaginative...

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Image Gallery: The Big Game

Image Gallery: Auvillar and Paris, 2011

Image Gallery: Auvillar, Now

Eternity is in love with the productions of time. ”

—William Blake

About Marilyn

Marilyn Kallet was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and grew up in New York. She is the author of 15 books, including Packing Light: New and Selected Poems, Black Widow Press; Circe, After Hours, poetry from BkMk Press; The Big Game, translation of...

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