Dale Jacobson's article on poet published


Dale Jacobson (English) recently had an article published in Great River Review (issue #51, fall/winter 2009) on the Greek poet Yannis Ritsos, titled "Yannis Ritsos, a Legacy and a Warning." Jacobson's piece elicited a response to the editor from nationally known poet John Haines (University of Alaska), who in part said, "Having read Jacobson on this issue [political substance of Ritsos' poetry largely absent in American poetry], I am more convinced than ever of the significance of what he has to say..."
-- Dale Jacobson, Senior Lecturer, English, dalejacobson@earthlink.net, 218-773-9226