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The ‘first English language trans novel,’ adapted for stage
The International Theatre program’s production of Orlando promises a ‘wild ride’ and a serious reflection on the fluidity of identity. Experience Orlando on stage The production opens Thursday, October...
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How Nobel Prize–winning author Jon Fosse was found in translation
Open Letter’s Chad Post on discovering the Norwegian author for English audiences—and the importance of foreign translation presses today. Norwegian author and playwright Jon Fosse, the recipient of...
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Provoking and coping through light verse
A Rochester poet ‘explores the lighter side of dark times’ with her latest collection of poems. Sometimes, procrastination pays off—at least it did for Melissa Balmain. Balmain, now an instructor in...
View ArticleEzra Tawil, English professor of substance and style, remembered
The scholar of American literature had a special talent for connecting with colleagues and students alike. Ezra Tawil, an English professor at the University of Rochester who had a knack for connecting...
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A poet’s meditation on loss, light, and legacy
Still Falling, Jennifer Grotz’s fourth collection of poems, illuminates the connection between art and time. One summer several years ago, Jennifer Grotz was in Italy, heading to Rome, when she...
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The work of horror films
How late capitalism is the underrecognized monster lurking in modern American horror. “Sometimes I wonder what it was exactly, that led me to pull The Dead Zone by Stephen King off of my parents’...
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Music schools founded on the Western classical model face special challenges
Crystal Sellers Battle articulates a path toward long-term cultural change at the Eastman School of Music. Crystal Sellers Battle began her musical journey in church, singing gospel as a youth with her...
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Morris Eaves, English professor who breathed new life into William Blake...
English professor Morris Eaves was a pioneer in preserving William Blake’s body of work in the internet age. (University of Rochester photo) The scholar made the British poet and “multimedia artist”...
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Musical documentary with Rochester roots gets a Pulitzer Prize nod
Paper Pianos, written and co-created by the International Theatre Program’s Nigel Maister, tells the story of an Afghan musician and refugee Milad Yousufi. A live-performance musical documentary...
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Eastman brings music to underserved Rochesterians
ROC City Concerts brought performances to correctional facilities, recovery houses, and more this spring. Spring 2024 marked the beginning of a new concert series to connect the Eastman School of...
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The Vegetarian by Han Kang: A Nobel Prize, a Rochester press, and a...
The latest Nobel Prize in Literature laureate has unexpected ties to the University’s literary translation press. South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for...
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Two Open Letter books nominated by National Book Critics Circle
Rochester’s literary translation press edited and published two of the longlisted books for the organization’s 2024 Barrios Book in Translation Prize. Chad Post, publisher at Open Letter, the...
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Defining involution through sculpture
A Rochester graduate student and acclaimed sculptor examines a topic that is increasingly relevant to Chinese society. Among contemporary Chinese youth, the concept of involution, or neijuan, refers to...
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Open Letter wins Republic of Consciousness Prize for English translation of...
Rochester’s literary translation press published Rodrigo Fresán’s invented biography of Herman Melville, translated by alumnus Will Vanderhyden. Open Letter, the nonprofit, literary translation press...
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Beyond the museum: An arts partnership inspires young minds
The Memorial Art Gallery and Rochester City School District’s Expanded Learning Collaboration cultivates creativity, curiosity, and connection. For Zayd, a fourth grader from School #33 in the...
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Want to be a better doctor or nurse? Take a look at this painting.
Rochester’s Art of Observation program helps medical students and clinicians cultivate essential clinical skills. After a day of seeing and treating patients, eight faculty-physicians from the...
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