Peter Cole

poet and translator

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Peter Cole is a MacArthur-winning poet and translator.

Peter Cole on KCRW

Poet and translator Peter Cole reveals that his intention is to yoke together beauty and terror in his new book Hymns & Qualms: New and Selected Poems and Translations.

Peter Cole: Hymns & Qualms

Poet and translator Peter Cole reveals that his intention is to yoke together beauty and terror in his new book Hymns & Qualms: New and Selected Poems and Translations.

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In Peter Cole's poetry, the Jewish mystical tradition gives rise to transmission of the spiritual vision.

Peter Cole: The Invention of Influence

In Peter Cole's poetry, the Jewish mystical tradition gives rise to transmission of the spiritual vision.

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