Margaret Randall is a feminist poet, writer, photographer, and activist whose work is deeply informed by her extensive experiences living and working in diverse global contexts. She co-founded and co-edited an influential bilingual literary journal that published dynamic writing from a pivotal era. Her writing often explores themes of revolution, social justice, and the female voice, reflecting her engagement with significant social movements. Through her poetry, prose, and photography, Randall offers a unique perspective on the intersection of the personal and the political.
Exploring themes of social justice and creative expression, Margaret Randall's latest essays delve into language, art, integrity, politics, and history. Through her passionate reflections, she offers profound insights that address some of the most pressing questions of our times, making this collection essential for readers seeking a deeper understanding of contemporary issues.
Margaret Randall's latest poetry collection showcases her profound exploration of truth through a series of poignant poems. The "Dearest" section serves as heartfelt letters to friends and inspirations, transitioning into a powerful celebration of life and art. With her characteristic candor and lyrical skill, Randall crafts a compelling narrative that reflects her journey and artistic vision, marking this collection as a significant contribution to contemporary poetry.
Exploring the multifaceted concept of home, this poetry collection by Margaret Randall delves into personal and collective experiences. Celebrated by Sandra Cisneros, the work emphasizes that home is a creative act rather than an inheritance. Through poignant verses, Randall invites readers to reflect on their own connections to home, making this collection a profound journey of belonging and identity.
"Luck is a collection of 46 essays by Margaret Randall covering such topics as memory, language, landscape, poetry, anger, sex, food, pandemics, war, violence, feminism, lies, imagination, death, power, identity, and of course luck. Some essays are full-blown explorations, others brief riffs. Some are prose poetry, others straightforward prose. The book is interspersed with 17 drawings (white on a black background) by Barbara Byers. These full-page drawings do not illustrate the essays, but complement the book as a whole"--
During the strange and unsettling second year of COVID-19, Margaret Randall suddenly found herself writing short stories. The author of over 150 books of poetry, essays, biography, nonfiction and translations, Lupe's Dream and Other Stories is her first collection of fiction. These stories are as unsettling as the times. In one way or another, each references life in a near-future where scarcities have become dramatic, space strangely unfamiliar, and time moves in unexpected directions. After several intense months of writing, the stories stopped as mysteriously as they'd begun.
Intimate and conversational accounts explore the artists who have influenced poet activist Margaret Randall's creative journey. Each artist is examined within the broader artistic landscape, highlighting their roles as creators, social commentators, and women navigating a male-dominated world. Through her reflections, Randall addresses the impact of visual art and its enduring political significance, offering insights into the intersection of art and activism.
Exploring the intersection of politics and personal experience, this poetry collection showcases Margaret Randall's keen insights alongside the striking black-and-white photography of her partner, Barbara Byers. The collaboration merges powerful imagery with evocative language, creating a thematic tapestry that delves into mythology and emotion. Together, they craft a compelling narrative that captures the intensity and beauty of a storm, making this work a profound reflection on love, art, and activism.
Margaret Randall's most recent collection of poems, Out of Violence Into Poetry, was written over these past few years when language itself was violated by a president who lied until each lie, repeated often enough, resembled a terrible truth in the public discourse. Reality, sanity, beauty: all bend and run the risk of breaking when distorted beyond recognition. These poems consciously restore language to its natural habitat. They deal with history, memory, loss, life, death and promise. They address love and aging. They become a welcome refuge at a time of uncertainty and take us on disparate journeys that often have surprising twists. There is humor as well as rage. We cannot leave it to the politicians alone to give words their meaning back. That is the job of poets, and this book does that job well. Randall is the author of nearly 200 books, spanning more than six decades. Out of Violence into Poetry may well be her finest collection of poetry to date.
Margaret Randall, the author, editor, and translator of nearly 200 books, turns her mind to the process of thinking - the purpose of which is to engage in the act of curiosity, inquiry, and examination. What results is an intimate, keen, and far-ranging collection of exploration from one of the great minds of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. These thirty-one pieces range from current political events to the history of communication, from deciphering the Maya code to a childhood admiration of Elizabeth Taylor, from Alan Turing to the New York City subway maps. And each one concerns itself more with the act of thinking than reaching conclusions, engaging readers with their own ability to think.
Author and poet Margaret Randall describes her life through 100 short prose pieces, each written on the image of a different object--