Anthony Opal

Anthony Opal (b. 1983) is a poet, translator, and editor. His books include ACTION (2014) and PROCESSION (2020), as well as translations of Hatano Sōha, Kobayashi Issa, Matsuo Bashō, and a linguistic survey on the Book of Jonah. His work has appeared in various magazines and journals, including Boston Review, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Notre Dame Review and Poetry. He lives in Chicago, IL, where he is Editor of The Economy Magazine + Press.[1][2][3][4]

Anthony Opal, 2020

An important contributor to the contemporary sonnet form, Opal's poems are process based with a surrealistic bent toward subversiveness, specifically regarding categories of the holy and the profane. "Opal's adroit and contemplative poems don’t only fuck with ideas of the holy, they seek them out," writes Douglas Kearney. Likewise, in an interview for The Conversant, Luke Fidler describes Opal's work as not only juxtaposing images and formal elements, but "modes of experience, of remembering, of anticipating."[5][6][7]

Opal holds a BA in English Literature from Elmhurst University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Northwestern University.[8]

References
  1. "Anthony Opal listing". P&W. Poets & Writers. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. "ACTION". Peanut Books. Peanut Books. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. "PROCESSION". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  4. "Amazon Author Page". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  5. "Journal-isms: A Bright Future for "The Economy"". Newcity Lit. Newcity. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  6. "ACTION". Punctum Books. Punctum. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. "Luke Fidler with Anthony Opal". The Conversant. The Volta. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  8. "Anthony Opal Web Archives". Northwestern University Web Archive. Northwestern University Library. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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