Randy Blasing. Courtesy Community College of Rhode Island.
Randy Blasing (born 1943) is an American poet and translator.[1]
Life[]
Blasing was educated at Carleton College and the University of Chicago.[1]
He is married to Mutlu (Konuk), a native of Turkey who has taught at Brown University and Pomona College. Together the couple has translated numerous volumes of poetry by Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Light Years: Poems. New York: Persea, 1977.
- To Continue: Poems. New York: Persea, 1983.
- The Particles: Poems. Providence, RI: Copper Beech Press, 1983.
- The Double House of Life: Poems. New York: Persea, 1989.
- Graphic Scenes. New York: Persea, 1994.
- Second Home. Providence, RI: Copper Beech Press, 2001.
- Choice Words: Poems 1970-2005. Providence, RI: Copper Beech Press, 2007.
Translated[]
with Mutlu Konuk Blasing:
- Nazim Hikmet, Things I Didn’t Know I Loved: Selected poems. New York: Persea, 1975.
- Nazim Hikmet, The Epic of Sheik Bedreddin, and other poems. New York: Persea, 1977.
- Nazim Hikmet, Human Landscapes. New York: Persea, 1982.
- Nazim Hikmet, Rubaiyat. Providence, RI: Copper Beech Press, 1985.
- Nazim Hikmet, Selected Poetry. New York: Persea, 1986.
- Nazim Hikmet, Poems of Nazim Hikmet. New York: Persea, 1994
- revised & expanded 2nd edition, 2002.
- Nazim Hikmet, Human Landscapes from My Country: An Epic Novel in Verse. New York: Persea, 2009.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the Poetry Foundation.[1]
See also[]
"Because of You," by Nazim Hikmet
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Randy Blasing b. 1943, Poetry Foundation, Web, Aug. 10, 2012.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Second Language"
- "On Living" by Nazim Hikmet (translated by Blasing)
- Randy Blasing b. 1943 at the Poetry Foundation
- Books
- Randy Blasing at Amazon.com
- About
- An Interview with poet and translator Randy Blasing at The Light Millennium
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