Paul Mariani, the author of numerous books of poetry as well as a biography of Gerard Manley Hopkins, served as America‘s poetry editor from 2000 to 2006. He is now a University Professor of English at Boston College. In the April 25 issue Mariani describes his collaboration with the actor and director James Franco on an upcoming film about the poet Hart Crane. Here we offer a selection of Professor Mariani’s writings for America:
Poems
“Hopkins in Ireland,” January 3, 2005
“Shadow of the Father,” December 23, 2002
“Death & Transfiguration,” July 29, 2002
“Nine One One,” December 10, 2011
Essays and Reviews
“St. Joseph,” April 21, 2003
On Joseph Brodsky, December 17, 2001
On Seamus Heaney, April 23, 2001
“When Poets Write Prose,” April 23, 2001
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
Podcasts