Peter is an artist, writer, and translator. He has published two books of poetry in translation, including a French translation (with co-translators Caroline Talpe and Emmanuel Merle) of the poems of David Ferry, Qui est là? (La Rumeur Libre, 2018) and Elsewhere on Earth, (Guernica Editions, 2014), a collection by the French poet Emmanuel Merle. A collection of short stories, A Bright Soothing Noise (UNT Press, 2010), won the Katherine Anne Porter Prize.
Germany’s Greatest Hospital and the Battle of Berlin

Germany’s Greatest Hospital and the Battle of Berlin

by Peter Brown | Jan 20, 2022 |

Charité at WarDirected by Anno SaulRelease Date (Streaming): June, 2019 (Netflix) Charité at War, a Netflix series directed by Anno Saul, recounts the period before and during the last major battle of WWII, the Battle of Berlin, as lived by the medical personnel at...

Prophecy and History in Aviya Kushner’s Wolf Lamb Bomb

Prophecy and History in Aviya Kushner’s Wolf Lamb Bomb

by Peter Brown | Nov 6, 2021 |

Wolf Lamb BombBy: Aviya KushnerPublished: June 1, 2021 (Orison Books) Wolf Lamb Bomb, by Aviya Kushner, reminds me of my Jewish friend’s warning to her young daughter: “Remember, no matter where you are, you are never safe.” This dread runs like an emotional third...