Shoshana Olidort is a critic, writer, and translator. Her work has appeared in Asymptote, Electric Literature, Lit Hub, Columbia Journal, The Paris Review Daily, Poetry Northwest, Public Books, and The Times Literary Supplement, among other outlets. Shoshana holds a PhD in comparative literature from Stanford University and is the web editor for the Poetry Foundation.
Shoshana Olidort
Articles
Lifting the Horizon
Shoshana Olidort reviews Andrea Cohen’s “The Sorrow Apartments.”
Recovering Worlds: On Mireille Gansel’s “Soul House”
Shoshana Olidort reviews Mireille Gansel’s “Soul House.”
A Style So Clear It Could Wash a Face: On Pleiades Press’s “Bert Meyers”
Shoshana Olidort reviews Pleiades Press’s “Bert Meyers: On the Life and Work of an American Master,” edited by Dana Levin and Adele Williams.
“Yes, Women Poets Write About the Body”: A Conversation with Alicia Ostriker and Erika Meitner
Shoshana Olidort talks to poets Alicia Ostriker and Erika Meitner.
Ghost or Not: On Lee Ann Roripaugh’s “tsunami vs. the fukushima 50”
Shoshana Olidort considers “tsunami vs. the fukushima 50” by Lee Ann Roripaugh.
The Absent Mother: On Sophia Shalmiyev’s “Mother Winter”
Shoshana Olidort reviews Sophia Shalmiyev’s “Mother Winter,” a tale of absence, longing, and motherhood from Russia to the United States.
“Maybe We Can Never Go Back”: An Interview with Moshe Sakal
An Israeli author discusses his first novel in English translation, “The Diamond Setter.”
A Self-Portrait of the Artist as an Aged Man
Shoshana Olidort reviews Leonard Cohen’s posthumous “The Flame: Poems Notebooks Lyrics Drawings.”
The Promise of Kibbeh: On Amir Nizar Zuabi’s “Oh My Sweet Land”
Shoshana Olidort finds sustenance in Amir Nizar Zuabi’s solo show “Oh My Sweet Land.”
Diving into the Linguistic Unconscious: An Interview with Wayne Koestenbaum
Shoshana Olidort talks Wayne Koestenbaum about his new book, "Camp Marmalade."
An Untouchable Fire: Remembering Aharon Appelfeld (1932-2018)
Shoshana Olidot commemorates the late author Aharon Appelfeld, who died last week.
The Language We Inherit Is Not One: A Conversation with Almog Behar
Shoshana Olidort talks to poet Almog Behar.
Between the Living and the Dead: An Interview with Alice Notley
Shoshana Olidort interviews poet Alice Notley.
Words Are Not Enough: A Novel of Life in Israel
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