Featured in Autumn Hill's online magazine, M-Dash, Christopher's translation of selected poems by Taejoon Moon: Flatfish, A Breath, and The Ginko Behind Unmoon Temple. This was done in collaboration with Won-Chung Kim. Read it here.
Features and Media
PRAIRIE LIGHTS READING OF NECESSITIES AND BOAT
Christopher Merrill reads from his most recent books of poetry, Necessities and Boat. Listen to it here.
ESSAY: "THE NEW FACE OF WAR"
An essay that appeared in the May/June issue of Orion Magazine. Read it here.
TRANSLATION IN TRANSOM JOURNAL
The third issue of Transom Journal, Transom 3: Šalamun in America is dedicated to the work of the Slovenian poet Tomaz Šalamun. It also features works and interviews of those who translate him which includes Christopher. Learn more here.
INTERVIEW WITH THE ASIA SOCIETY
In an interview with the Asia Society in New York, Christopher Merrill discusses Hualing Engle and the continuing legacy of the International Writing Program.
POETRY: "LINES IN NANJING", "IN UNISON" AND "FINAL INSTRUCTIONS"
Connotation Press has published three poems by Christopher Merrill in its monthly feature for November 2012. You can enjoy it here.
IOWA PUBLIC RADIO INTERVIEW WITH CHARITY NEBBE
Christopher Merrill and Marvin Bell talk with Charity Nebbe on Iowa Public Radio about their new book, Everything At Once. Listen to the broadcast here.
EXCERPT FROM "THE TREE OF THE DOVES: CEREMONY, EXPEDITION, WAR"
Defunct Magazine has published an essay, set in Aleppo, Syria, culled from an excerpt of Christopher Merrill's latest book, The Tree of the Doves: Ceremony, Expedition, War.
RADIO INTERVIEW WITH BEN KIEFFER ON IOWA PUBLIC RADIO
Ben Kieffer interviews Christopher Merrill on the theme of terror in his newest book, The Tree of the Doves: Ceremony, Expedition, War. Listen to the full broadcast from Iowa Public Radio.
SPOTLIGHT ON "THE TREE OF DOVES" IN ORION MAGAZINE
Orion Magazine's On The Shelf spotlights Merrill's most recent book, The Tree of the Doves: Ceremony, Expedition, War in its weekly article on recommended reading and culture. Read it here.