Poems by James Owens & Maria Giura

<p>James Owens reads his translation of R. M. Rilke's poem, "<a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/poetry/soloist" target="_blank">Soloist</a>," and Maria Giura reads her poem, "<a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/poetry/last-supper" target="_blank">Last Supper</a>."</p> <p>James Owens's newest book is Family Portrait with Scythe (Bottom Dog Press, 2020). His poems and translations appear widely in literary journals, including recent or upcoming publications in The Christian Century, Dappled Things, and Grain. He earned an MFA at the University of Alabama and lives in a small town in northern Ontario.</p> <p>Maria Giura is the author of What My Father Taught Me (Bordighera Press) and Celibate: A Memoir (Apprentice House), which won the 2020 First Place Independent Press Award for Religion Nonfiction. Her writing has appeared in journals including Prime Number, Presence, (Voices) in Italian Americana, Lips, Tiferet, and the Paterson Literary Review. An Academy of American Poets winner, Maria has taught writing at multiple universities, including Binghamton, where she received her PhD in English. Learn more about her at <a href="//www.mariagiura.com" target="_blank">mariagiura.com</a>.</p> <p>Join the conversation! Read the <a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/winter-2022" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winter issue</a>, follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vita.poetica/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vitapoetica" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://anchor.fm/vita-poetica/message" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leave us a voice message</a> here on the podcast.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vita-poetica/message