Jerome Rothenberg/Anthology as Manifesto: 'papers' published (including mine) in English Studies in Latin America: links

I’m pleased to say that the ‘results’ (some of the textual results) of the Jerome Rothenberg conference last year in Glasgow, Anthology as Manifesto, are now published as a special edition of English Studies in Latin America. You can look at the issue, volume 30, number 30, here:

 Vol. 30 No. 30 (2026): January 2026 | English Studies in Latin America: A Journal of Cultural and Literary Criticism

That gives the title of, and link to, each of the contributions. It might be best to start with 'Anthology as Manifesto: Celebrations and Extensions of the Work of Jerome Rothenberg' by Jeffrey Robinson.

 Click on PDF icon on this page:

Anthology as Manifesto: Celebrations and Extensions of the Work of Jerome Rothenberg | English Studies in Latin America: A Journal of Cultural and Literary Criticism.

After that, return to the first link and click on to what you fancy. There are essays, responses and creative responses to Jerome Rothenberg’s work as writer, anthologist, translator, and example!

 

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My own contributions were to a panel about teaching with Poems for the Millennium, extemporised and not particularly illuminating, I thought. Scott Thurston’s contribution, which is on the same theme, and relating experiences begun at Edge Hill in teaching with me, which I can’t really recall very well (but why, oh why, do I have these teaching nightmares many nights? Which I didn’t have when I was teaching?), says similar things, though Scott has developed its use, and his account may be read here:  View of TEACHING WITH POEMS FOR THE MILLENNIUM, VOLUME 2. 

My other contribution came out of Jeffrey Robinson’s request to read my 1999 text ‘The End of the Twentieth Century’ from Twentieth Century Blues, or rather the parts that touch on teaching from, reading from, and innovating out of Poems for the Millennium. He requested a ‘meaty’ introduction, and I provided one. AFTER the conference I decided to add a ‘Personal Commentary’ that reflected further on Rothenberg and on the conference itself. It is here:

Looking Back at ‘The End of the Twentieth Century’ (and a half) and at some poems for, at, and beyond the millennium | English Studies in Latin America: A Journal of Cultural and Literary Criticism

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View of Looking Back at ‘The End of the Twentieth Century’ (and a half) and at some poems for, at, and beyond the millennium

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locate it from the fist link above, the ‘index’ to the journal issue.

Allen Fisher and me having a well-earned break.

On this blog I have included an account of the ‘reading’ part of my performance (second item on this list); Pages: Three March readings up the North West coast (set lists)

 

Me reading my piece

References to Twentieth Century Blues abound and that may be read about here: Complete Twentieth Century Blues, Robert Sheppard | Salt.

 

Me feeding my face in Glasgow with Scott. All pics Scott's.