Anthony Opal is an American poet, translator, and editor. His books include Action (2014), Procession (2020), and The Roof Above Our Heads (2021), as well as translations of Hatano Soha, Taneda Santoka, Kobayashi Issa, and a linguistic survey on the Book of Jonah. His work has appeared in various magazines and journals, including Poetry, Boston Review, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, and Notre Dame Review. [1][2][3][4]
A contributor to the contemporary sonnet form, Douglas Kearney describes Opal’s work as "adroit and contemplative," writing that Opal's poems "don't only fuck with ideas of the holy, they seek them out." Likewise, in The Conversant, Luke Fidler writes of Opal juxtaposing both images and "modes of experience, of remembering, of anticipating".[5][6][7][8]
Opal received a BA in English literature from Elmhurst University and an MFA in creative writing from Northwestern University. He lives in Chicago, IL, where he edits The Economy Magazine + Press.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Action". Peanut Books. Peanut Books. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Sonnet". Poetry (magazine). Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Anthony Opal listing". P&W. Poets & Writers. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Publisher page". The Economy Press. The Economy Press. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Luke Fidler with Anthony Opal". The Conversant. The Volta. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 9 October 2014. Archived 9 September 2013.
- ^ "ACTION [poems] – punctum books". punctumbooks.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Glatch, Sean (2021-01-12). "What is Form in Poetry? 10 Poetic Forms to Try". Writers.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Make Your Own Fun - 049: Anthony Opal, retrieved 2022-07-04
- ^ "Anthony Opal Web Archives". Northwestern University Web Archive. Northwestern University Library. Retrieved 12 October 2014.